Namyung-eup's Prison Sentence Reduced from 17 to 15 Years in Second Trial, Supreme Court Appeal

Nam Gyeong-eup / Photo by Moon Ho-nam munonam@

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Daehyun] Nam Gyeong-eup (31), who conspired with Jo Joo-bin, the mastermind of the Telegram 'Baksa Room,' to lure victims and produce and distribute sexually exploitative materials, has filed an appeal against the appellate court's sentence of 15 years in prison.

On the 28th, Nam submitted a notice of appeal to the Seoul High Court Criminal Division 12-3 (Presiding Judges Kim Hyeong-jin, Choi Bong-hee, Jin Hyun-min), which reviewed his appeal trial for charges including quasi-rape.

The appellate court on the 25th sentenced Nam to 15 years in prison, reducing the original 17-year sentence by 2 years. It also ordered the attachment of an electronic monitoring device (electronic anklet) for 10 years, a 10-year employment restriction in child and disability-related facilities, completion of 120 hours of sexual violence treatment programs, and disclosure of personal information for 10 years.

The court stated, "In the appellate trial, two of the victims expressed that they did not wish for the defendant to be punished," and added, "The sentence imposed by the original court was somewhat heavy and deemed unfair."

Previously, Nam was prosecuted for luring five victims through social networking services (SNS) between February and March 2020, handing them over to Jo, forcing another accomplice to sexually molest one victim, and distributing the filmed sexually exploitative materials in the Baksa Room. Meanwhile, Jo was sentenced to 42 years in prison by the Supreme Court in October last year.

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