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Mon, March 30, 2020 | 16:46

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

Telegram Nth room suspect to stand in 'photo line'

Telegram Nth room suspect to stand in 'photo line'

The primary suspect of the so-called Nth room case, who allegedly operated an illegal content ring focused on humiliation and torture of women including underage victims on the Telegram messenger app, will be shown to the public in a press photo line, Wednesday, according to the police Tuesday. This will be the first time for law enforcement authorities to disclose the face o...

Bahk Eun-ji | 2020-03-24 16:29

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

Police release identity of notorious child porn suspect after public outrage

Police release identity of notorious child porn suspect after public outrage

A police committee on Tuesday agreed to disclose the identity of a man suspected of blackmailing dozens of victims to perform violent sex acts and selling the content in a mobile group chat room. At least 74 people, including 16 underaged girls, are known to have been exploited in the case that is widely known as the "Nth room case," in which the prime suspect allegedly lured...

2020-03-24 15:45

Face of notorious child porn suspect revealed

Face of notorious child porn suspect revealed

More than 2 million people have signed an online petition as of Monday demanding the government unveil the identity of a man who allegedly ran a group chat room where photos and videos of violent sex acts, involving underaged victims, were distributed. At least 74 victims are known to have been exploited in the so-called Nth room case, in which a man surnamed Cho allegedly lu...

2020-03-24 08:21

President urges thorough probe into Telegram child porn case

Korea University staffer accused of data breach, sexual harassment

Korea University staffer accused of data breach, sexual harassment

Police have booked a staff member of Korea University for accessing personal data of dozens of international students at the college in order to sexually harass them, according to police and school officials Monday.

Jun Ji-hye | 2020-03-23 17:17

College official suspended for flirting with 40 Chinese students after stealing phone numbers

College official suspended for flirting with 40 Chinese students after stealing phone numbers

A Korea University official has been suspended for flirting with 40 international students after allegedly stealing their phone numbers from a database. According to police and Korea University, the man is being investigated for allegedly violating the personal information protection law after sending KakaoTalk messages like “I had a crush on you” to 40 Chinese students for s...

Jung Min-ho | 2020-03-23 15:59

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