'Virtual enslavement': South Korean leader of online sexual blackmail ring sentenced to 40 years

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Cho Ju-bin was found guilty of running an online network that blackmailed at least 74 women, including 16 teenagers, into filming sexually explicit videos.

The operator of an online chat room in South Korea has been sentenced to 40 years in prison for blackmailing women, including minors, into filming sexually explicit videos and selling them to others.The court said he lured victims into making sexually abusive contentCho Ju-bin, 24, was found guilty of running an online network that blackmailed at least 74 women, including 16 teenagers, into what authorities called "virtual enslavement".

The court ruled Cho "used various methods to lure and blackmail a large number of victims into making sexually abusive contents and distributed them to many people for an extended period," according to Mr Kim. Mr Kim said the court decided to isolate Cho from society for a prolonged time, due to his attitude and the seriousness of his crime.The case sparked a national outcry, with millions of Koreans signing petitions urging authorities to release Cho's identity.

 

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