Two Women Lure 29 Men Met Online to Motels, Pretend to Sleep, and Extort 400 Million Won

Pretended to be asleep while drunk to induce physical contact
Extorted large sums from 29 people under the pretext of settlement fees

Two women who lured men they met through a chat application to motels, induced physical contact, and then extorted over 400 million won in settlement money under the pretext of sexual crime settlements have been brought to trial in custody.

On the 15th, the Women and Children Crime Investigation Division of the Incheon District Prosecutors' Office (Chief Prosecutor Gumiok) announced that A (31, female) and B (26, female) were indicted in custody on charges including blackmail and false accusation.

A and others were charged with extorting a total of 457.55 million won from 29 men, including C, whom they met through a chat app from August last year to June this year, by claiming to be victims of sexual crimes in exchange for settlement money.

Incheon District Prosecutors' Office [Photo by Yonhap News]

According to the investigation, they lured the male victims to motels, pretended to be asleep while intoxicated to induce physical contact, and then demanded settlement money. They also falsely reported and accused two men to investigative agencies, claiming to have been victims of sexual crimes such as quasi-rape.

The prosecution revealed that while investigating the sexual crime case reported by A against C, they found that B was also involved in the case. After confirming the circumstances of false accusation, a full reinvestigation was launched, revealing that they committed the crimes for the purpose of extorting settlement money. Through the investigation, it was found that A and B repeatedly committed crimes against the male victims by switching roles in inducing physical contact and demanding settlement money. Accordingly, the prosecution decided not to indict (no charges) two men, including C, who were unjustly registered as suspects of sexual crimes.

A prosecution official stated, "We uncovered the full extent of the planned blackmail and false accusation crimes carried out over a long period, preventing further damage," and added, "We protected the human rights of the victims who were unjustly registered as suspects of sexual crimes by dismissing the charges against them."

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