The Identity of the Author of "Selling My Son and Daughter"... "Told Them Not to Scam, Retaliated with Photos of the Children"

A post about selling a son and daughter was uploaded on the secondhand trading community 'Junggonara'. Photo by Junggonara Cafe capture

[Asia Economy Reporter Choi Eun-young] A post claiming to sell a son and daughter on a popular domestic secondhand trading site has caused shock, but it was revealed that the children's parents are actually victims who have been threatened by the poster for over a month. The photos were used without permission.

On the 3rd, MBN reported that the post titled "Selling son and daughter" on an online site for buying and selling secondhand goods is suspected to be a fake retaliatory post using stolen contact information and photos.

According to MBN's investigation, the phone number and photos in the post did not belong to the poster.

The victim whose number was stolen said, "I did not post that," adding, "(The poster) is originally a scammer on Junggonara. Since I persistently left messages telling him not to scam, it seems he retaliated against me."

He also expressed outrage, saying, "(The children's photos) were captured from my KakaoTalk main profile picture linked to my phone number." According to this, the poster registered the victim's phone number to report them, then captured the KakaoTalk profile photo and wrote the post with malicious intent.

Earlier that day, around 1:43 PM, a post titled "Selling my son" with a photo of a boy was uploaded on the Junggonara board, sparking controversy.

The poster said, "Due to circumstances, I decided to sell my son. I will negotiate the price. Please call anytime." The sales post even mentioned long-term trading.

About five minutes later, another post titled "Selling my daughter" was uploaded, using language that sexualized the girl.

Netizens who saw the posts reported them to the police. The posts have since been deleted following reports from netizens.

The police stated, "An investigation has been launched by the police station with jurisdiction over the victim's residence on charges of violating the Information and Communications Network Act."

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