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Sat, April 4, 2020 | 23:54

Ex-public worker arrested for leaking info to digital sex crime offender

A Seoul court on Friday issued an arrest warrant for a former public service worker for allegedly making illegal inquiries into personal information of hundreds of people and leaking that information to the leader of a high-profile digital sexual exploitation ring.

2020-04-04 10:39

Court denies arrest warrant for Chong Kun Dang heir

Court denies arrest warrant for Chong Kun Dang heir

The Seoul Central District court denied a request for a warrant to arrest the eldest son of Chong Kun Dang Holdings, a pharmaceutical manufacturer, who is accused of filming and distributing sex videos through his social media accounts, Friday.

Bahk Eun-ji | 2020-04-03 15:57

Woman charged over baby's death after giving birth in restroom

Woman charged over baby's death after giving birth in restroom

Police in South Korea arrested a woman after she gave birth in a public restroom then threw the newborn baby out a window, according to reports.

2020-04-02 11:42

Judge recuses himself in sex exploitation case

Judge recuses himself in sex exploitation case

A lower court judge in Seoul initially assigned to hear one of the cases involving a suspect accused of selling access to violent sexual videos on Telegram recused himself Monday amid mounting public pressure against him.

Kim Se-jeong | 2020-03-31 17:26

Chief prosecutor featured in Russian magazine

Chief prosecutor featured in Russian magazine

Prosecutor Hwang Cheol-kyu, 55, who heads the International Association of Prosecutors (IAP), has been featured on the cover of the latest issue of the Russian magazine, “Prosecutor.”

Kim Se-jeong | 2020-03-31 16:36

Telegram sex customers on edge as police expand investigation

Telegram sex customers on edge as police expand investigation

Unidentified members of the Telegram chat rooms that involved the sexual exploitation of over 70 female victims, including minors, are expressing their fear of legal punishment as investigative authorities have declared their intention to punish not only the chat rooms' operators, but all users.

Jun Ji-hye | 2020-03-26 16:48

Telegram sex crime suspect extorts from high-profile figures

Cho Ju-bin, 24, accused of blackmailing women and minors to make sexually abusive videos, is also facing fraud allegations involving two journalists and a former politician, according to police Thursday.

Kim Se-jeong | 2020-03-26 16:28

'Thank you for stopping my life as the devil'

'Thank you for stopping my life as the devil'

Cho Ju-bin, 24, who allegedly blackmailed minors and women to create sexually abusive videos and distributed the material in secret chat rooms on Telegram, appeared in front of the press Wednesday, outside Jongno Police Station in Seoul. “Thank you for putting a brake on the life of a devil that couldn't be stopped,” he said unapologetically, drawing outrage from women's righ...

Kim Se-jeong | 2020-03-25 17:09

Alleged sex predator with face revealed thanks police for stopping the 'evil' he was [PHOTOS]

Telegram sex offender's case sent to prosecution

Telegram sex offender's case sent to prosecution

A man suspected of blackmailing dozens of victims, including minors, into performing violent sex acts and selling the videos in mobile chat rooms was handed over to the prosecution on Wednesday for further investigation.

2020-03-25 10:10

Alleged sex predator with face revealed thanks police for stopping the 'evil' he was [PHOTOS]

Police chief vows full probe into everyone involved in Telegram child porn case

Police chief vows full probe into everyone involved in Telegram child porn case

The head of South Korea's police made a public commitment Tuesday to a thorough investigation into a "cruel and shocking" sexual crime against women and underage girls centered on group chat rooms of the Telegram messenger service. Min Gap-ryong, commissioner general of the Korean National Police Agency, vowed to mobilize every available means and power of the authorities to ...

2020-03-24 18:44

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