Chungbuk Office of Education Official Caught in Underage Prostitution Case... Booked Without Detention

Caught at unmanned motel site via chat app
Pimp who arranged underage prostitution also arrested

Chungbuk police arrested an active education official and a pimp involved in prostitution at a site using mobile phones.
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[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Jeong-wan] An active public official affiliated with the Chungbuk Office of Education was caught by the police for engaging in prostitution with a minor.

The Chungbuk Police Agency announced on the 20th that they have booked and are investigating Mr. A (42), a public official of the Chungbuk Office of Education, without detention on charges of violating the Act on the Protection of Children and Juveniles Against Sexual Abuse.

According to the police, Mr. A is suspected of engaging in prostitution with a minor, Ms. B (13), at an unmanned motel in Naedeok-dong, Cheongwon-gu, Cheongju City, around 6:50 p.m. on the 16th.

It was confirmed that Mr. A and Ms. B met through a prostitution broker. The broker, Mr. C, recruited male clients via a mobile phone chat application. Mr. C is also known to have transported two other minors in his vehicle and arranged prostitution.

After receiving criminal intelligence and conducting an investigation, the police raided the prostitution site on the day, arresting Mr. A, another male client, and the broker Mr. C.

Broker Mr. C, who was caught in the act, was detained on charges of violating the Act on the Protection of Youth. The two male clients were dismissed by the prosecution.

Ms. B and others involved in prostitution are being investigated as victims at the Sunflower Center. It is reported that they are attending middle and high schools.

The police are conducting additional investigations, including digital forensics on the mobile phones seized from the prostitution broker to track down other male clients.

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