Nearly 300 Women Victims of Digital Sex Crimes... Full Effort to Arrest 'GodGod'

Police Chief Min Gap-ryong is moving to deliver a greeting at the Digital Sex Crime Special Investigation Headquarters plaque ceremony held on the 25th at the Police Agency North Building in Seodaemun-gu, Seoul. Photo by Moon Honam munonam@

[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Gwan-ju] The Special Investigation Headquarters for Digital Sex Crimes, established in response to the 'Telegram Nth Room' case, has focused on investigating related crimes and arrested 430 sex offenders. Nearly 300 victims have suffered from these offenders.

According to the National Police Agency on the 7th, the police launched the 'Special Investigation Headquarters for Digital Sex Crimes' on March 25 and have been intensively cracking down on digital sex crimes through Telegram and other social networking services (SNS). As of this date, 430 individuals related to digital sex crimes have been arrested, with 70 of them detained. On the 23rd of last month, there were 340 arrests (51 detained), so about 70 more have been apprehended since then. There are 289 victims, with 233 confirmed cases of victimization. The remaining 56 are still under investigation.

Sexual exploitation crimes were found to be concentrated among teenage females. Among the victims whose ages were identified, 127 were teenagers, the largest group, followed by 74 in their 20s and 22 in their 30s. There were also 5 victims each in their 40s and 50s or older. Offenders in their 20s numbered 173, the highest, but teenagers also accounted for 134. There were 90 offenders in their 30s, and 25 and 8 offenders in their 40s and 50s or older, respectively.

The police have referred 62 out of 517 digital sex crime cases to the prosecution and are continuing investigations into three cases involving the production and distribution of sexual exploitation materials, including 'GodGod,' the originator of the Telegram Nth Room. A police official stated, "In the case of the Doctor's Room, 20 main suspects have been booked and 10 detained," adding, "The Doctor's Room is almost fully uncovered, and only the final investigation of the main perpetrators remains." Jo Joo-bin (24), the operator of the Doctor's Room, and his associates have already been prosecuted, but as investigations into additional crimes continue, the number of offenders is expected to increase.

The police are making every effort to secure the custody of GodGod, who has not yet been apprehended. A police official said, "GodGod is considered the most important suspect, and we are concentrating our investigative efforts," adding, "We have also designated responsible investigative agencies to handle copycat crimes of the Nth Room."

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