30s with Large Possession of Child Sexual Exploitation Videos, Suspended Sentence

Daegu District Court Pohang Branch. A man in his 30s who stored and possessed a large amount of child sexual exploitation material was sentenced to a suspended prison term.
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[Asia Economy Reporter Jumi Lee] A man in his 30s who possessed, stored, and kept a large amount of child sexual exploitation material, including videos from the 'N번방' case, was sentenced to a suspended prison term.

The 1st Criminal Division of the Pohang Branch of Daegu District Court (Chief Judge Kwon Sunhyang) announced on the 26th that photographer A (37), who was prosecuted for possessing, storing, and keeping a large amount of obscene materials involving children and adolescents, was sentenced to 10 months in prison with a 2-year suspension for violating the Act on the Protection of Children and Juveniles from Sexual Abuse (possession of obscene materials, possession of sexual exploitation materials). He was also ordered to attend 40 hours of sexual violence treatment lectures.

The court stated the sentencing rationale, saying, "Considering the considerable amount of child and adolescent sexual exploitation materials possessed by Mr. A, the guilt is not light. Possession of sexual exploitation materials encourages production crimes and distorts the sexual awareness of viewers, causing significant harm to society, thus requiring severe punishment. However, since this is his first offense, he has shown remorse, and he did not distribute the exploitation materials, these factors were taken into account."

Mr. A was brought to trial for allegedly accessing obscene websites on August 28 last year and storing and keeping 153 pieces of child sexual exploitation material on his computer.

He is also accused of accessing links posted on the internet via his mobile phone at his home in Buk-gu, Pohang, Gyeongbuk, on March 8, 2019, and storing and possessing 210 pieces of obscene materials involving children and adolescents, including videos of a 15-year-old female victim from the 'N번방' case.

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