Two men have been arrested for coercing middle school girls to engage in prostitution, police said Sunday.

Nine other men were also booked for having sex with them after paying money, a police station in South Jeolla Province said.

According to police, the girls, who ran away from home months ago, were raped by the two accused and forced to have sex with guests they met through Internet chat rooms.

The accused are also suspected of taking the more than 3 million won the girls received.

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