
South Korea ‘sextortion’: ‘Telegram’ case suspect identified
South Korean police took the unusual step of publicly identifying the 24-year-old accused leader of an online sexual blackmail ring after the case led to a national outcry.
The alleged operator of secret sex abuse chatrooms says he “lived the life of a devil” as he was paraded outside a South Korean court.
South Korean police took the unusual step of publicly identifying the 24-year-old accused leader of an online sexual blackmail ring after the case led to a national outcry in a country still focused on battling the coronavirus outbreak.
Prosecutors will now decide whether to formally charge him.
Al Jazeera’s Sara Khairat reports.
Published On 26 Mar 2020