GodGod Mun Hyeonguk, Operator of Nth Room and Producer of Sexual Exploitation Material, Sentenced to 34 Years in Prison on Appeal

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[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Hyung-min] Moon Hyung-wook (24), known as 'GodGod,' who operated the Telegram chatroom 'n번방' and was accused of producing and distributing sexual exploitation videos, was sentenced to a heavy prison term again in the appellate court.

The Criminal Division 1-3 of Daegu High Court (Chief Judge Jung Sung-wook) on the 19th dismissed both the defendant's and prosecution's appeals in the appellate trial of Moon Hyung-wook, who was indicted for violating the Act on the Protection of Children and Juveniles from Sexual Abuse, and upheld the first trial sentence of 34 years imprisonment.

Previously, in the first trial held at Andong Branch of Daegu District Court, Moon was sentenced to 34 years in prison, 10 years of public disclosure of personal information, 10 years of employment restriction at child and youth-related institutions, and 30 years of electronic monitoring device (electronic anklet) attachment.

The prosecution indicted Moon in June last year on 12 charges including violation of the Act on the Protection of Children and Juveniles from Sexual Abuse and special injury.

Moon is accused of forcing 21 child and adolescent victims to film sexual exploitation videos themselves 1,275 times from January 2017 to early 2020, then receiving, producing, and possessing these videos.

He also threatened the parents of three victim youths from September 2018 to March 2019 by threatening to distribute sexual exploitation videos. In November 2018, he allegedly forced two victims to carve specific phrases on their bodies with a weapon.

Notably, from February 2019 to January 2020, it was revealed through prosecution investigation that 'GodGod' uploaded and distributed 3,762 sexual exploitation videos in the Telegram chatroom (n번방) he created.

From September 2018 to July 2019, he collected personal information from eight victims by sending links to fake social networking service (SNS) login pages and used this information to illegally access four SNS accounts.

He is also accused of producing or attempting to produce sexual exploitation videos by coercing six accomplices and children and adolescents to commit sexual assault or similar sexual acts.

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