US EditionSouth Korean man gets life sentence over blackmail ring that sexually exploited or abused hundreds
Kim Nok-wan exploited 261 victims through blackmail and coercion, producing over 2,000 sexual abuse materials in South Korea's largest cybersex crime case.
- Kim Nok-wan, 33, headed a blackmail ring called the Vigilantes that exploited at least 261 victims, the largest cybersex case in South Korean history.
- He was sentenced to life in prison for crimes including sexual assault of minors, distributing child abuse images, and forcing victims to produce explicit content.
- The Vigilantes operated a pyramid scheme recruiting new victims, some underage, forcing them to submit daily reports and self-harm if they failed to comply.
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South Korean man gets life sentence over blackmail ring that sexually exploited or abused hundreds
A 33-year-old South Korean man was sentenced to life in prison Monday for running an online blackmail ring that sexually exploited or abused 261 victims, including more than a dozen minors he raped or assaulted, over a four-year period before his arrest in January.
By KIM TONG-HYUNG SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A 33-year-old South Korean man was sentenced to life in prison Monday for running an online blackmail ring that sexually exploited or abused 261 victims, including more than a dozen minors whom he raped or assaulted, over a four-year period before his arrest in January. The Seoul Central District Court said the severity of Kim Nok-wan’s crimes warranted his “permanent isolation from society.” It senten…
By KIM TONG-HYUNG SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A 33-year-old South Korean man was sentenced to life in prison Monday for running an online blackmail ring that sexually exploited or abused 261 victims, including more than a dozen minors whom he raped or assaulted, over a four-year period before his arrest in January. The Seoul Central District Court said the severity of Kim Nok-wan’s crimes warranted his “permanent isolation from society.” It senten…
South Korean man gets life sentence over blackmail ring that sexually exploited or abused hundreds
A 33-year-old South Korean man was sentenced to life in prison Monday for running an online blackmail ring that sexually exploited or abused 261 victims, including more than a dozen minors he raped or assaulted, over a four-year period before his arrest in January.
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