Adolescents Forcing Runaway Middle School Girl into Prostitution... Police Launch Investigation

[Image source=Yonhap News]

[Asia Economy Reporter Gong Byung-sun] Police have launched an investigation into teenagers who forced a runaway middle school girl into prostitution and extorted money from her.

On the 14th, according to the police, the Dobong Police Station in Seoul announced that they are conducting a pre-indictment investigation into the teenagers suspected of forcing the runaway middle school student, A, into prostitution.

A's side stated that the perpetrators forced prostitution based on the bond formed while living as runaways together. It is known that the perpetrators threatened A to meet a daily quota of at least 500,000 won and extorted the money earned through prostitution over two weeks.

A reportedly had to get permission from the perpetrators even for daily activities such as asking, "Can I eat since I earned money?" or "Can I have bingsu?" As the perpetrators' demands became excessive, A cut off contact with them, and the perpetrators threatened to expose the prostitution to A's mother. The perpetrators found A within three days and were caught by the police after a group assault.

A police official said, "The police investigation is underway based on a report from the victim's mother," and added, "We will investigate the details of the victimization."

Earlier, on the 14th of last month, the Seongdong Police Station in Seoul is investigating the perpetrators for group assault and unlicensed driving at a motel in Seongdong-gu, where A was assaulted.

This content was produced with the assistance of AI translation services.