Son Jung-woo's Father, Complainant Investigation Today

The father of Son Jung-woo, the operator of 'Welcome to Video' (W2V), the world's largest child sexual exploitation site who avoided extradition to the United States, is entering the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency on the morning of the 17th to be investigated as a complainant and accuser.
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[Asia Economy Reporter Jeong Dong-hoon] A(54), the father who filed a complaint and accusation against Son Jeong-woo (24), the operator of the world's largest child sexual exploitation site 'Welcome to Video,' to prevent his extradition to the United States, will undergo police investigation on the 17th.

A appeared on the morning of the day at the Cyber Investigation Division of the National Police Agency in Migeun-dong, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul, as a complainant and accuser. The police plan to examine the background and facts of the complaint and accusation during the investigation. Son will also be summoned soon as a suspect for investigation.

Son, who was detained and undergoing extradition trial due to the U.S. government's request for criminal extradition, was released after the Seoul High Court Criminal Division 20 (Presiding Judge Kang Young-soo) dismissed the extradition request on the 6th, and is currently staying at an undisclosed location in Seoul. During Son's U.S. extradition trial, A filed complaints and accusations against him for violations of the Act on the Regulation and Punishment of Criminal Proceeds Concealment, forgery of private documents, and use of forged private documents. This was because if Son were punished domestically for concealing criminal proceeds, the principle of double jeopardy could prevent his extradition to the U.S. A claimed that the charge of concealing criminal proceeds was not prosecuted when Son was investigated for producing and distributing obscene materials, and also requested an investigation into the claim that Son paid his grandmother's hospital bills with criminal proceeds, thereby damaging her honor.

The prosecution directed the police to investigate this case, and the police received investigation records and related materials on the 10th of this month. A police official stated, "Since the original case investigation was conducted by the National Police Agency headquarters, we received the case after consultation with the prosecution," and added, "We will conduct a strict investigation." It is known that all 400 million won of criminal proceeds identified after Son's arrest have been recovered. Accordingly, the police are expected to investigate whether Son has concealed additional criminal proceeds. The Cyber Investigation Division of the National Police Agency arrested Son in 2018 through international cooperation investigations, and the prosecution indicted him in custody. Son served a confirmed prison sentence of 1 year and 6 months and was released on April 27 of this year.

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