Demanded Pornographic Material Every Morning... 20s Sentenced for Producing Youth Sexual Exploitation Content

Demanded Obscene Material from 14 People Met via SNS
Chuncheon District Court Sentences to 4 Years Imprisonment and 5-Year Employment Ban

A man in his 20s who produced sexual exploitation materials by receiving obscene photos and videos under the pretext of a 'morning routine mission' from children and adolescents he met through social networking services (SNS) was sentenced to prison.

According to the legal community on the 23rd, the Criminal Division 1 of Chuncheon District Court Wonju Branch (Chief Judge Lee Su-woong) sentenced A (25), who was arrested and indicted on charges of violating the Act on the Protection of Children and Juveniles from Sexual Abuse (production, distribution, possession of sexual exploitation materials), and violating the Child Welfare Act (forcing, mediating, sexual harassment of children), to four years in prison. He was also ordered to complete a 40-hour sexual violence treatment program and was banned from employment at institutions related to children, adolescents, and persons with disabilities for five years each. Additionally, smartphones, SIM cards, and external memory devices seized in connection with the crime were confiscated.

Chuncheon District Court Wonju Branch Photo by Yonhap News

A was prosecuted on charges of producing child and adolescent sexual exploitation materials after receiving obscene photos and videos 87 times from a total of 14 victims, including B (14), whom he met through SNS, from 5:41 p.m. on August 2 last year until April 4. He also sent a message to B at 12:03 p.m. on January 7, saying, "Morning routine mission, when you wake up, upload a photo showing from your chest to your navel," attempting to produce sexual exploitation materials, but the attempt failed as he received existing photos instead, which was included in the indictment.

In addition, A is also charged with receiving and possessing child and adolescent sexual exploitation materials 20 times from three victims, including receiving a photo of C (17) exposing her body at 10:11 p.m. on November 4 of the same year until March 28.

The court stated, "The crime is serious as the defendant produced or received and possessed sexual exploitation materials of children and adolescents he met through SNS, targeting children and adolescents whose sexual identity and values have not been properly established as objects of sexual desire," and pointed out, "Child and adolescent sexual exploitation materials can be distributed beyond prediction and control, potentially causing lifelong irreparable harm to the victims."

Regarding the sentencing, the court explained, "It is a favorable circumstance that the defendant is a first-time offender, shows remorse, and has deposited 13.5 million won in criminal compensation to victims whose identities were confirmed, and 500,000 won each to other victims whose identities were not confirmed," but added, "Nevertheless, considering the high social condemnation of producing child and adolescent sexual exploitation materials, severe punishment is inevitable."

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