Death of Korea University Student Whose Identity Was Revealed on 'Digital Prison'... Police Investigation

[Asia Economy Reporter Seungjin Lee] It has been confirmed that a current student at Korea University, whose personal information was posted as a sex offender on the 'Digital Prison'?a platform that publicly discloses personal information of sex offenders and violent criminals?recently passed away.

The bereaved family filed a complaint with the police, claiming defamation over the posting of the student's personal information on Digital Prison. The Digital Prison announced that they will soon post a rebuttal to the false accusation, which is expected to spark controversy.

According to Korea University’s community 'Gopas' and the police on the 5th, A (21), a student enrolled in the class of 2019 at Korea University, died on the 3rd. The police are currently investigating Digital Prison officials whom A had previously sued for defamation.

Before his death, A posted on 'Gopas' on the 12th of last month that his personal information had been posted on Digital Prison, stating, "The photo, phone number, and name posted on Digital Prison are indeed mine, but everything else on the site is absolutely not true."

A claimed, "On July 8th around 11 p.m., I received a text message saying I had signed up for an unknown site, and I clicked the URL. Around the same time, I lent my phone to someone I didn’t know, but I don’t know the exact reason." He asserted that his phone number had been hacked.

Previously, Digital Prison disclosed A’s personal information?including his face, photos, school, major, and phone number?alleging that he had committed 'Jiin Neungyok' against a 22-year-old acquaintance. 'Jiin Neungyok' refers to the act of superimposing obscene images onto a friend’s face and sharing them online.

Digital Prison claimed that on July 6th, A requested on Telegram that 'Jiin Neungyok' be done to the 22-year-old acquaintance. When Digital Prison learned of this through a tip from the victim’s side, A sent a file containing his phone number and a voice message expressing remorse on July 8th.

As evidence, Digital Prison posted the voice file and screenshots of the Telegram conversation on their site. They also posted A’s explanation denying the allegations, arguing that the circumstances still strongly suggest that A is the perpetrator of 'Jiin Neungyok.'

The student council of the department where A was enrolled issued a statement saying, "We will do our best to clear A’s name and reveal the truth." Since then, the Digital Prison website has been flooded with posts criticizing Digital Prison, leading to the comment function being disabled.

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