Police Conduct Search and Seizure at Virtual Currency Exchanges... Investigation into 'Baksa Bang' Paid Members Intensifies

Jo Joo-bin, the operator of the 'Doctor's Room' who threatened dozens of women including minors on the internet messenger Telegram and forced them to film obscene materials which he then distributed, is coming out of Jongno Police Station in Seoul on the morning of the 25th to be sent to the prosecution. / Photo by Moon Ho-nam munonam@

[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Gwan-joo] The police have launched a full-scale investigation to find paid members of the Telegram 'Baksa Room' by conducting raids on virtual currency (cryptocurrency) exchanges.

The Cyber Safety Division of the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency announced on the 26th, "Regarding the Telegram 'Baksa Room' case, we conducted raids on three virtual currency exchanges?Bithumb, Upbit, and Coinone?on the 13th."

The police also raided the virtual currency purchasing agency 'Best Coin' on the 10th of this month and requested cooperation from another agency, 'Bitproxy,' securing related materials.

Transaction records of virtual currencies are expected to be crucial evidence to identify participants in the 'Baksa Room.' It has been confirmed that Jo Joo-bin (24), the operator of the 'Baksa Room,' ran a paid chatroom divided into three levels, received a certain amount of virtual currency as sponsorship, and then admitted paid members to provide sexually exploitative materials.

The police are verifying the exact scale of Jo's illegal profits and are also investigating the facts related to his fraudulent activities.

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