Busan District Prosecutors' Office Arrests and Indicts 20s for Distributing 2,555 Telegram Sexual Exploitation Videos

Busan District Prosecutors' Office Building, Beomwon-ro, Yeonje-gu, Busan / Yonhap News

[Asia Economy Reporter Choi Seok-jin] On the 13th, the same day Jo Joo-bin (24, in custody), who produced and distributed child sexual exploitation videos in the so-called ‘Baksa Room’ on Telegram, was brought to trial, a man in his 20s who committed similar crimes in Busan was also brought to trial.

The Busan District Prosecutors' Office Women and Children Investigation Division (Chief Prosecutor Kim Won-ho) announced on the 13th that A (27) was arrested and indicted on charges of producing and distributing obscene materials under the Juvenile Protection Act and filming using a camera under the Sexual Violence Punishment Act for distributing 2,555 sexual exploitation videos through Telegram chat rooms.

According to the prosecution, A is accused of selling or possessing 2,555 sexual exploitation videos of 68 children, adolescents, and adults through Telegram chat rooms 22 times from February 7 to the 17th of last month for profit.

This investigation began in February at the Busan Metropolitan Police Agency following a request from the Teenage Women’s Human Rights Center.

The prosecution and police arrested A on the 28th of last month and detained him on the 31st of the same month.

A representative from the Busan District Prosecutors' Office stated, “As this is a case of distribution for profit, we will strictly handle it according to the enhanced processing standards of the Supreme Prosecutors’ Office, considering the crime period, number of offenses, number of distributed files, and criminal proceeds. We will also thoroughly identify the victims to ensure their protection and support, as well as fully recover the criminal proceeds.”

Currently, the Busan District Prosecutors' Office has established a special digital sex crime investigation team for professional and systematic responses to new types of digital sex crimes.

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