Jo Joo-bin Submits Attorney Appointment Notice... Present at 4th Investigation Starting Today (Comprehensive)

Prosecution to Conduct 4th Interrogation of Jo Joo-bin on 31st
Submission of Appointment Notice and Defense Counsel Appointment
Morning Interrogation Without Defense Counsel Participation... Counsel Expected to Attend from Afternoon
Defense Counsel Identity Unconfirmed at Defendant's Request

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 Song Seung-yoon] It was confirmed on the 31st that Jo Joo-bin (24, detained), known as 'Doctor,' who was arrested and sent to prosecution on charges of producing and distributing sexual exploitation materials on Telegram, has appointed a lawyer. Jo was summoned to the prosecution for the fourth time on the same day and is undergoing investigation.

The Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office Digital Sex Crime Special Investigation Task Force (Chief Team Leader Yoo Hyun-jung, Head of the Women and Children Crime Investigation Department) summoned Jo, who is detained at Seoul Detention Center, from 10:15 a.m. and is investigating him in a video recording room. The prosecution is conducting intensive investigations by summoning Jo for two consecutive days following the previous day. Jo was also investigated for two consecutive days on the 26th and 27th. This is the fourth investigation.

Jo initially had difficulty appointing a lawyer but managed to submit a lawyer appointment notice on this day. However, the lawyer did not participate in the morning investigation, and the investigation is scheduled to proceed under the lawyer's presence from the afternoon. Since Jo's lawyer requested to keep their identity confidential, the lawyer's identity has not yet been disclosed. It is also unclear whether the lawyer who met Jo the previous day decided to take on Jo's case.

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 were 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 Honam munonam@

Jo met with a court-appointed lawyer at Seoul Detention Center the previous morning, but the decision to appoint was not immediately made. It appears that Jo felt burdened by the defense and did not easily decide on the appointment. Previously, the Oh Hyun law firm, which had agreed to represent Jo during the police investigation stage, submitted a resignation letter on the 25th and gave up defending Jo.

During the previous two investigations, the prosecution grasped the basic facts related to Jo's crimes. In the remaining investigations, the focus will be on clarifying the entire process of Jo's crimes, including the production and distribution of child and adolescent pornography, as well as the relationships with accomplices. The prosecution is currently reviewing whether to apply the charge of 'organizing a criminal organization' to Jo and his accomplices and whether to confiscate and seize virtual currency received under the name of 'admission fees.' Considering the maximum detention period of 20 days, the prosecution is expected to launch a full-scale intensive investigation.

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