Gang Arrested for Arranging Prostitution of Female Middle School Students and Extorting Money by Threatening Buyers

A group involved in arranging prostitution for middle school girls and extorting tens of millions of won from clients through threats has been arrested by the police.

The Gwangju Western Police Station announced on the 18th that they have detained 4 out of 9 suspects in their 20s on charges including violation of the Act on the Protection of Children and Juveniles from Sexual Abuse, violation of the Act on the Punishment of Acts of Arranging Prostitution, fraud, and extortion, while the remaining 5 suspects have been booked without detention and are under investigation.

They are accused of introducing middle school girls to acquaintances and facilitating prostitution at lodging facilities located in Chipyeong-dong, Seo-gu, Gwangju Metropolitan City from April until last month, then threatening the clients to extort money from them.

According to the police investigation, the suspects and the middle school girls met through SNS, built relationships by buying them drinks and meals, and then introduced the girls to acquaintances to induce prostitution, arranging a total of 60 prostitution transactions.

Subsequently, they threatened the acquaintances by saying they would report the underage prostitution to the police and extorted an additional 20 million won.

It was also revealed that the middle school girls cooperated with them in the extortion, resulting in their status being changed to suspects, and the lodging facility owner was criminally charged for knowingly allowing underage prostitution.

The police are investigating the exact circumstances of the case with the 4 detained suspects and the remaining 5.

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