20s Male Who Exchanged Cryptocurrency Profits for 'n번방' Jo Joo-bin, Arrest Warrant Denied

Jo Joo-bin, the operator of the Telegram 'Baksa Bang' who threatened women to produce and distribute illegal sexual exploitation videos, was sent to the prosecution from Jongno Police Station in Seoul on the morning of the 25th of last month.
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[Asia Economy Reporter Jeong Dong-hoon] The arrest warrant request for Park Mo (22), who exchanged cryptocurrency earnings for Jo Joo-bin (24, detained and indicted), known as 'Doctor' for producing and distributing sexual exploitation materials involving minors, has been dismissed.

Choi Chang-hoon, the warrant judge at the Seoul Central District Court, conducted a pre-arrest suspect interrogation (warrant substantive examination) for Park on the day and dismissed the arrest warrant request, stating, "There is room to dispute whether Park was aware that the cryptocurrency received from Jo was criminal proceeds."

He added, "At this stage, detaining Park would excessively restrict the right to defense, making it difficult to recognize the appropriateness of detention," and "Considering that Park has a fixed residence and based on the evidence already collected, it is unlikely that there is a risk of destroying evidence or fleeing."

Park is suspected of converting the cryptocurrency criminal proceeds earned by Jo Joo-bin from operating the Nth Room into cash.

The Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office Digital Sex Crime Special Investigation Task Force requested an arrest warrant for Park on the 27th on charges including the Act on the Regulation of Concealment of Criminal Proceeds. During the investigation, the prosecution confirmed that Park possessed child and youth pornography and sexual exploitation materials and included the charge of possession of obscene materials under the Youth Protection Act in the warrant.

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