"Should I Pour Boiling Water on My Face?" 'n번방' Victim Woman Expresses Pain

'Nth Room' Victim Woman "I Really Tried to Make an Extreme Choice"

A female victim of the Telegram 'Nth Room' is meeting with the MBC PD Notebook production team and testifying about her experience. Photo by MBC PD Notebook capture

[Asia Economy Intern Reporter Min Jun-young] Testimonies from victims of the 'Telegram Sexual Exploitation Case' were revealed through a broadcast.

In the MBC 'PD Notebook' episode titled 'The End of Evil, N Room,' aired on the 31st, the report covered the 'N Room' and 'Doctor Room' cases, where sexually exploitative materials of women, including minors, were indiscriminately distributed on Telegram.

Ms. A, a female victim appearing on the broadcast from the 'Watchman' group chat room, recalled painful memories, saying, "I even thought about pouring boiling water on my face because I felt people would recognize me," and "I was seriously considering an extreme choice."

Ms. A also suffered from the leakage of sexual intercourse videos. Her ex-boyfriend, needing pocket money, sold the videos on social networks (SNS), and 'Watchman' obtained the videos.

Ms. A said, "'Watchman' uploaded the videos on their website and started gathering users. I pleaded for the videos to be taken down, but they ignored me," adding, "They even mocked me."

Furthermore, 'Watchman' justified their wrongdoing under the pretext of the "right to know." Ms. A said, "'Watchman' is just someone who informs the public that they have the right to know," highlighting their lack of remorse.

She also mentioned that a separate 'Preservation Room' was created to manage victims who did not comply. The 'Preservation Room' refers to storing photos of female victims as if taxidermied and not deleting them.

One informant explained, "They taxidermied the personal information of illegal filming victims," and "They deliberately keep and display them."

*If you are experiencing difficulties due to illegal filming or distribution of photos or videos, threats using such materials, or sexual harassment in cyberspace, you can receive support from the Women's Emergency Hotline 1366 or the Digital Sexual Crime Victim Support Center (02-735-8994).

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