Court Sentences 'GodGod' Moon Hyung-wook to 34 Years in Prison for Operating Sexual Exploitation n번방

Operator of the Telegram chat room 'Nth Room', which shares sexual exploitation materials, 'GodGod' Moon Hyung-wook
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[Asia Economy Reporter Seongpil Cho] Moon Hyung-wook, known by the chat name 'GodGod,' who operated the so-called 'Nth Room' on Telegram and produced and distributed sexual exploitation materials, was sentenced to 34 years in prison in the first trial.

On the afternoon of the 8th, Judge Jo Soon-pyo of the Criminal Division 2 at the Andong Branch of Daegu District Court sentenced Moon, who was detained and indicted on charges of violating the Act on the Protection of Children and Juveniles from Sexual Abuse. He also ordered the disclosure of personal information for 10 years, a 10-year employment restriction at institutions related to children and youth, and the attachment of an electronic location tracking device (electronic anklet) for 30 years.

Moon was tried on charges of having 21 child and adolescent victims film sexual exploitation videos themselves 1,275 times from January 2017 to early last year, then receiving, producing, and possessing these videos. He was also charged with threatening three parents of the victims from September 2018 to March 2019 by threatening to distribute sexual exploitation videos. Notably, from February 2019 to January last year, it was investigated that 'GodGod' uploaded and distributed 3,762 sexual exploitation videos in the Telegram chat room (Nth Room) he created.

At the time of indictment in June last year, the prosecution applied 12 charges against him. In the sentencing hearing in October last year, the prosecution demanded life imprisonment, stating, "The defendant committed the crimes meticulously and systematically to satisfy personal desires, causing many victims and continuously inflicting harm through video distribution."

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