The place where a runaway girl was taken after first meeting on the 'Mannagosipda' messenger is a lodging facility

Busan Nambu Police Station Arrests Group Repeatedly Committing Sexual Crimes Against Minor Female Students

Busan Nambu Police Station.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Yong-woo] A message arrived via the SNS of Park, a 15-year-old middle school student who ran away from home last August.

It was a message from a man in his 20s, Mr. A, saying "I want to meet you." However, the place Park was taken to during their first meeting was a lodging facility.

Park was frightened by Mr. A’s huge stature and scary expression when he said, "Take off your clothes," and reluctantly complied.

After being sexually assaulted and trembling with fear, Mr. A comforted Park by saying, "If you have difficulties, I will solve them," but then repeatedly threatened and sexually assaulted her.

Park endured sexual exploitation for a full two months, fearing that if she did not meet him, he might beat her, and if she blocked him on SNS, he might come looking for her.

She finally mustered the courage to report to the police. However, once the police began investigating, it turned out that there was more than one victim. Within one month of starting the investigation, eight victims were identified. It is known that some of the victims were elementary school students.

A group that exploited runaway youths’ vulnerabilities to repeatedly commit sexual assault was arrested by the police.

On the 3rd, the Busan Southern Police Station announced that they had arrested Mr. A (in his 20s), Mr. B (teenager), and Mr. C (teenager) on charges of violating the Act on the Protection of Children and Juveniles from Sexual Abuse under the Special Act on Sexual Violence Crimes, and booked Mr. D (teenager) without detention.

They are suspected of habitual sexual assault and facilitating prostitution targeting runaway youths.

According to the police investigation, they committed crimes by taking advantage of the fact that runaway youths had nowhere to go.

The ringleader, Mr. A, is known to have lured teenage female students to lodging facilities via SNS and sexually assaulted them continuously for two months.

The police uncovered that since last May, they had broken into a lodging where about ten runaway youths gathered and committed sexual crimes 16 times, including gang rape of female students.

The police view this as a case of "grooming sexual crimes," exploiting the vulnerability of runaway youths. They have also detected signs that Mr. A facilitated prostitution involving runaway youths and are expanding the investigation.

The police stated, "Because the victims are runaway youths, it is very difficult to obtain their statements," and added, "We cannot disclose detailed investigation matters."

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