A man in his 20s suspected to be a member of the 'n번방' in Busan arrested... Sold over 2,600 illegal recordings

The Telegram chatroom where Mr. A sold child sexual exploitation videos (Provided by Busan Police Agency).

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Jonghyo] A man in his 20s, suspected to be a member of the Telegram 'n-bunbang', has been arrested by the police.

The Busan Metropolitan Police Agency's Special Investigation Unit for Digital Sex Crimes announced on the 2nd that Mr. A was detained on charges of violating the Juvenile Protection Act and the Sexual Violence Punishment Act.

According to the police, Mr. A is suspected of advertising "n-bunbang, Baksa-bang, and other materials" on overseas SNS since December last year, inviting buyers to Telegram chat rooms, and selling a total of 2,608 items, including 1,465 child sexual exploitation materials and 1,143 illegal recordings, to about 20 people.

The police confirmed that the suspect abused overseas IT company services to store child sexual exploitation materials and swiftly obtained suspect information through international cooperation investigations with the National Police Agency (Cyber Safety Division), leading to his arrest. They also seized approximately 2.4 million KRW worth of virtual currency, suspected to be criminal proceeds held by the suspect, through virtual currency tracking, and stated that they are tracking about 20 people presumed to be buyers.

The police confiscated child sexual exploitation materials secured during the arrest of suspect Mr. A, and during the analysis of the suspect's Telegram nickname, confirmed that he was included in the member list of the n-bunbang case currently under investigation by the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency. They are also verifying whether the seized sexual exploitation videos are related to the ongoing Telegram sexual exploitation case.

The suspect reportedly denies being a member of the n-bunbang.

The police are expanding their investigation into the sources of the child sexual exploitation materials and additional sales and distribution channels based on suspect Mr. A, who is currently detained.

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