'Kim Young-jun, accused of distributing nude videos of 1,300 men, claims in first trial "some charges involved consent from parties"'

Kim Young-jun (29), who was arrested on charges of distributing nude photos and videos (commonly known as 'body cam') of over 1,300 men over eight years / Photo by Moon Ho-nam munonam@

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Daehyun] Kim Youngjun (29), who disguised himself as a woman to make video calls and recorded and distributed nude videos of over 1,300 men, claimed in his first trial that "some charges were made with the victims' consent."

On the 9th, Kim's side made this statement during the first trial held at 2 p.m. at the Seoul Central District Court Criminal Division 29 (Presiding Judge Kim Changhyung) on charges including production and distribution of obscene materials under the Child and Youth Sexual Protection Act.

Previously, Kim was indicted on charges of recording and distributing videos of over 1,300 men, including children and adolescents, nude from 2008 until April of this year. He allegedly uploaded profile pictures on chat apps pretending to be a woman, approached men, made video calls, induced and recorded obscene acts, and distributed and sold these videos on platforms such as Telegram.

He is also accused of luring seven children and adolescents to his residence or motels to engage in similar sexual acts and filming them. Furthermore, he is charged with selling the recorded videos a total of 60 times in exchange for cultural gift certificates worth approximately 14 million won.

In court that day, Kim's side admitted most of the charges but argued that "some charges were carried out with the other party's consent, not by coercion."

The court plans to hold another hearing at 2 p.m. on the 30th to hear Kim's side's opinions on the evidence submitted by the prosecution and to conduct evidence examination.

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