40-Year-Old Sentenced to 5 Years in Prison for Extorting Money and Forcing Teen into Prostitution by Promising to Be a 'Sponsor'

Court: "Crimes Using Obedient Teenagers Have Very Bad Nature"

A man in his 40s who threatened teenagers after having sexual relations with them under the pretext of being a 'sponsor,' extorted money, and forced them into prostitution was sentenced to prison.
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[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Seohyun] A man in his 40s who approached teenagers claiming he would be their "sponsor," had sexual relations with them, then threatened to report them to the police to extort money and even forced them into prostitution, was sentenced to prison.

On the 22nd, the Ulsan District Court Criminal Division 11 (Presiding Judge Park Hyunbae) announced that it sentenced Mr. A, who was tried on charges including violation of the Act on the Protection of Children and Juveniles Against Sexual Abuse, to five years in prison.

Mr. A approached a teenage girl, Ms. B, whom he met through social networking services (SNS) in mid-last year, saying, "I will be your sponsor and give you 5 million won every month," and met her at a hotel. Afterwards, Mr. A deceived her by saying, "To give you money under the sponsorship contract, you need to create a card, pay taxes, and open a bank account, so please send me money first," and extorted 1.8 million won.

Mr. A also threatened to reveal the sexual relationship to her family and the police, extorting approximately 8.8 million won over 33 occasions, and was found to have sexually assaulted her. He is also charged with threatening Ms. B to force her into prostitution with men and embezzling about 10 million won.

In addition to this case, Mr. A also extorted about 19 million won from adult women he met through chat apps by deceiving them into believing that sexual videos of them had been leaked and demanding money for problem resolution fees.

The court stated, "The victim was only a teenager and did not understand the ways of the world well, making her easily influenced by the defendant’s words, which makes the crime very serious," but also "considered that the defendant is a first-time offender."

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