'Sex Offender Registration' Man in His 20s Commits Another Sexual Crime Against Minors

A man in his 20s who committed sexual crimes against minors after building rapport by offering counseling on concerns in the online community DC Inside Depression Gallery was arrested by the police.

On the 24th, the Dongjak Police Station in Seoul announced that they had arrested Lee (28, male) on charges including attempted statutory rape of a minor, violation of the Act on the Protection of Children and Juveniles from Sexual Abuse (production and distribution of sexual exploitation materials), and violation of the Special Act on the Punishment of Sexual Crimes (indecent acts using communication media).

According to the police, Lee is accused of luring victim A, who was 15 years old at the time, to a motel after building affection by counseling her concerns in the DC Inside Depression Gallery in January 2021, and having sexual intercourse with her. Lee is also charged with illegally filming the sexual acts and producing child and sexual exploitation materials, and subsequently sending these materials along with obscene messages multiple times to victim B.

It was confirmed that Lee is currently under sex offender registration due to a previous prison sentence for a similar crime committed against a minor. The police also confirmed that he was fined for another offense committed against a different minor. A police official stated, "We are investigating additional crimes and plan to request an arrest warrant."

Last month, while investigating the Depression Gallery case, the police received a report of another victim related to victim A and initiated a preliminary investigation before formal registration.

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