Trial of 'Baksa Bang' Jo Joo-bin to Resume on the 19th of This Month

[Asia Economy Reporter Dongwoo Lee] The first trial of Jo Joo-bin (24), the operator of the Telegram 'Baksa Room,' will resume.

The Seoul Central District Court Criminal Division 30 (Chief Judge Hyunwoo Lee) announced on the 16th that it has decided to resume the trial of Jo's case, which had been concluded on the 22nd of last month.

The court set the trial date for the 19th of this month. This decision is reportedly due to the prosecution recently submitting a motion to amend the indictment and an additional evidence application to the court.

However, if the trial concludes again on that day, there is also a possibility that the sentencing hearing scheduled for the 26th will proceed as planned.

Earlier, at the sentencing hearing last month, the prosecution requested a life sentence and an order to attach an electronic location tracking device (electronic anklet) for 45 years for Jo.

Jo was arrested and indicted in April this year on charges of threatening women from May last year to February this year, filming sexually exploitative videos, and then selling and distributing them through the Telegram messenger's 'Baksa Room.'

Subsequently, the prosecution judged Jo and his associates as a criminal organization and additionally indicted Jo in June this year on charges of organizing a criminal group.

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