Active Police Officers Also Involved in 'Digital Sexual Crimes'... Four Under Investigation

Plaque unveiling ceremony of the Special Investigation Headquarters for Digital Sex Crimes held on the 25th at the Seoul Seodaemun-gu Police Agency North Building. Photo by Moon Honam munonam@

[Asia Economy Reporter Song Seung-yoon] It has been confirmed that active-duty police officers are under investigation for involvement in digital sex crimes, including the so-called 'Telegram Nth Room' case.

According to data submitted by the National Police Agency to Oh Young-hwan, a member of the National Assembly's Public Administration and Security Committee from the Democratic Party of Korea (Uijeongbu Gap), since the launch of the Digital Sex Crime Special Investigation Headquarters in March this year, a total of four police officers have been booked by the police for committing digital sex crimes.

They are police officers affiliated with the Gyeonggi Northern Provincial Police Agency (2 officers), Gyeonggi Southern Provincial Police Agency, and Sejong Provincial Police Agency. Patrol Officer A and Patrol Officer B, both from the Gyeonggi Northern Provincial Police Agency, were arrested in August and handed over to the prosecution on charges of violating the Sexual Violence Punishment Act and the Youth Protection Act, respectively. Sergeant C from Sejong Police Agency, who is accused of violating the Youth Protection Act, was also sent to the prosecution last month with a recommendation for indictment. Sergeant D from the Gyeonggi Southern Police Agency was booked earlier this month on charges of violating the Information and Communications Network Act and is under investigation. The police plan to take disciplinary action based on the investigation results once the investigations are completed.

The Digital Sex Crime Special Investigation Headquarters, established in response to the Telegram Nth Room case, plans to continue investigations related to digital sex crimes until the end of this year. As of last month, the police uncovered 1,549 cases of digital sex crimes and arrested 1,993 suspects. Among them, 185 were detained.

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