Joa Jaehee, Songpa-gap Candidate, Promises "Legislation of the 'Online Sexual Violence Prevention Act' in the 21st National Assembly"

Joa Jaehee, Democratic Party Candidate for Songpa Gap, Urges Strict Judicial Punishment for Telegram n-Ban Room Case and Promises Legislation of Online Sexual Violence Prevention Act

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Jong-il] Jo Jae-hee, the Democratic Party candidate for Songpa-gap, recently condemned the ‘Telegram Nth Room incident,’ which has sparked national outrage, as a clear case of collective sexual violence committed online. He welcomed the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency’s disclosure of perpetrator Jo Joo-bin’s identity and urged the judiciary to impose severe punishment.

He stated, “Such inhumane incidents, where young adolescents are targeted as victims of heinous sexual crimes online, must never happen again,” and announced a declaration to legislate the ‘Online Sexual Violence Prevention Act’ in the 21st National Assembly.

The following is the full text of the declaration.

Full Text of the Declaration◇

The Telegram Nth Room incident is a heinous crime in which victims’ personal information was extracted to threaten them and forcibly record sexually exploitative videos, which were then distributed to 260,000 members via the Telegram app. The public’s anger over this case is sky-high.

As of 3 p.m. on the 24th, about 2.55 million people had agreed to the Blue House petition titled “Please disclose the identity of the Telegram Nth Room suspects and bring them to the photo line,” posted on March 18, marking the highest number in the history of national petitions.

The national petition demanding the disclosure of the identities of Nth Room participants has also surpassed 1.8 million signatures. Even now, numerous sexually exploitative videos are being created and shared online under chat rooms operated under names such as ‘Telegram Nth Room’ and ‘Doctor’s Room.’

Moreover, since 260,000 participants have not been punished, there is a strong concern that such incidents will inevitably recur. It is clearly asserted that human rights should not be used as a justification to block identity disclosure, and the disclosure of buyers’ identities is also urged.

The National Assembly passed an amendment to the Sexual Violence Punishment Act, known as the ‘Nth Room Prevention Act,’ on the 5th. Although it was the first national petition to be reviewed after receiving over 100,000 signatures, it was criticized as hasty for passing without including provisions to strengthen punishments.

The Democratic Party announced as part of this general election pledge that it would strengthen punishments for purchasers and possessors of sexually exploitative videos to eradicate digital sexual violence crimes and enhance support for the operation of digital sexual crime victim support centers.

In the 21st National Assembly, the ‘Online Sexual Violence Prevention Act’ will be proposed and legislated. We will carefully examine and strengthen measures to prevent the recurrence of horrific crimes like this incident and to protect and support victims of online sexual crimes.

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