A group accused of employing foreign women to facilitate prostitution at an officetel in Songpa-gu, Seoul, has been referred to the prosecution.


According to the police on the 15th, the Songpa Police Station in Seoul arrested business owner Mr. A on the 14th and sent him to the prosecution in custody on charges of violating the Act on the Punishment of Acts of Arranging Sexual Traffic. One foreign woman suspected of prostitution and four men suspected of purchasing sex were also referred to the prosecution.


Mr. A is accused of operating a prostitution establishment at an officetel in Songpa-gu, Seoul, for nine months from September last year to this month. It is understood that he employed three women of Thai nationality. The police are reportedly identifying the whereabouts of the other two women, excluding the one who was referred to the prosecution.



Earlier, the police reportedly arrested six people, including business owner Mr. A, over three days starting from the 7th.


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