Co-conspirator Nam Gyeong-eup of 'Doctor's Room' Sexual Exploitation Material Distribution Case Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison

1st Trial: 17 Years Imprisonment → 2nd Trial "Victim Does Not Wish for Punishment" Sentence Reduced to 15 Years Imprisonment

Nam Kyung-eup, who participated as an accomplice in Jo Joo-bin's sexual exploitation crimes, is being transferred from Jongno Police Station in Seoul to the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office on the 15th. Photo by Moon Ho-nam munonam@

[Asia Economy Reporter Heo Kyung-jun] Nam Gyeong-eup (31), who conspired with Jo Joo-bin, the mastermind of the Telegram 'Baksa Bang', to lure victims and produce and distribute sexual exploitation materials, has been sentenced to 15 years in prison.

According to the legal community on the 12th, the Supreme Court's 3rd Division (Presiding Justice Ahn Cheol-sang) upheld the original sentence of 15 years in prison in Nam's appeal trial on charges including quasi-rape.

Orders including the disclosure of personal information for 10 years, employment restrictions at child and youth-related institutions and welfare facilities for the disabled, attachment of an electronic monitoring device (electronic anklet), probation, and completion of 120 hours of sexual violence treatment programs were also maintained.

Previously, Nam was prosecuted for luring five victims through social networking services (SNS) from February to March 2020, handing them over to Jo, and forcing another accomplice to sexually assault one victim while filming the act and distributing the sexual exploitation materials in Baksa Bang. Jo was sentenced to 42 years in prison by the Supreme Court in October last year.

The appellate court sentenced Nam to 15 years in prison, reducing the 17-year sentence from the first trial by two years. The court stated as the reason for sentencing, "Two of the victims expressed that they did not wish for the defendant to be punished during the appeal trial," and "the sentence imposed by the original court was somewhat heavy and deemed unfair."

The Supreme Court also agreed with the second trial's judgment.

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