Co-conspirator 'BooTta' Who Helped Jo Joo-bin Manage 'Baksa-bang' Faces Warrant Hearing on the 9th

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[Asia Economy Reporter Seongpil Cho] The pretrial detention hearing for Kang Mo (18), a teenage accomplice nicknamed 'Butta' who distributed sexual exploitation materials in the Telegram chatroom 'Baksa Bang' run by Cho Ju-bin (24, in custody), will be held on the 9th.

The Seoul Central District Court announced on the 8th that the pretrial detention hearing for Kang, who is charged with violating the Act on the Protection of Children and Juveniles from Sexual Abuse, will be conducted by Judge Kim Tae-gyun, in charge of warrants, starting at 10:30 a.m. the following day.

Earlier, the Cyber Safety Division of the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency applied for Kang's arrest warrant the previous day. The prosecution deemed detention necessary and requested the warrant from the court.

Kang is accused of using the chat name Butta to recruit and manage participants in Baksa Bang and of delivering criminal proceeds obtained through Baksa Bang to Cho.

Kang is one of three accomplices identified by Cho's side. Cho's lawyer revealed during the prosecution investigation that "besides Cho, there were three Baksa Bang administrators with the nicknames Butta, Samagwi, and Igya."

Another accomplice known as 'Igya,' an active-duty Army private, was arrested by military police on the 6th for distributing sexual exploitation materials hundreds of times in Baksa Bang and promoting the chatroom externally.

The remaining accomplice, 'Samagwi,' has not yet been apprehended.

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