A Man Boasting "I Watched n번방 Videos" at a Drinking Party... Police Launch Investigation

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[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Heung-soon] The Seodaemun Police Station in Seoul announced on the 27th that it has launched an investigation into a man who boasted at a drinking party with acquaintances at the end of last month that he "entered the n-room and watched the videos."

According to the police, on the 27th of last month, YouTube user A heard a man at a neighboring table in a hof in Hongje-dong, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul, telling his group, "I watched the n-room videos," recorded it, and uploaded it to YouTube. The man told his group, "I didn't share it. No one knows. I watched it alone," and the group clapped their hands saying, "It's okay, it's okay."

After recording this conversation, A and his group reported it to the police. Officers from the Hongje Police Substation, which has jurisdiction over the restaurant, were dispatched to search the scene but reportedly could not find the man who made the statement. Subsequently, comments criticizing the police for not arresting the n-room perpetrators were posted under the YouTube video.

A police official stated, "Since the suspect was not at the scene when the substation officers arrived and there was no evidence other than the informant's testimony, the case was not transferred to the main station," adding, "The cyber investigation team plans to identify the suspect by securing card payment records and other data from that time."

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