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Reporter Yoon-Ji Bae


On 19 March “Cho Joo Bin” was arrested. He was engaged in the “Nth room” case. In this case it was digital sexual crime using “Telegram” that is an overseas secure mobile messenger application, Some News said that 260,000 people were directly or indirectly involved in that sex crime.


To take a close and the “Nth Room” case, two Telegram room are the most well-known. One is “Nth room” run by “God-God” and “Watchman” the other is “Dr. room” run by “Doctor”. And other small similar rooms were in operation. That two room sold the Telegram room links for money. Many coercive sexual exploitation video clips were shared in this room.


It was said  that more than 10,000 people are participation “Nth room” and more than 30,000 people are participation “Doter room”. “Cho Joo Bin” a “doctor” was arrested after cell phone record were secure when civil service who helped operated the “Doter room” was arrested.


Other Telegram room operator, “Watchman” was confirmed to operate Nth room when he was on trial for the spread of pornography. Some of the most famous Nth room operators have been arrested, but similar rooms are still ongoing.


How did Nth room commit the crime?


“Nth room” has a different characteristic from the common online sex crimes, such as sharing hidden camera video clip, body cam. “God-God” send a message The "God-God" sent a message to the victims' SNS, "Your photos and personal information are being leaked,", and this message contained a link with a hacking code.


And they got a victim’s personal information using a hacking code link. He threatened the victims with pictures, they posted on SNS, and force to take sex-exploitation videos. The victims believe his threat to delete their information if they lived as a sex slave for just one week and they took a sex exploration video.


But they suffered endless pain with his treat using their sex explanation vide. The doctor's room, this room operator obtained victim's personal information excuse of a high-priced part-time job and take a picture increased the level of sexuality and finally victims took a sex exploitation videos.


The two rooms operators sold the admission codes of the Telegram room (Nth room). The Telegram room run by the doctor, the admission fee was more than 1.5 million won, and it was reported that people provide their own personal information to the operator to enter the Telegram.


And most shocking happen is that the operator of these two rooms enslaved and used women for "money."


The two rooms (God-God, Dr) were known to have 76 victims, 16 of women were minors They were forced to take many sexual exploitation because of the perpetrator threat to "I will let your family and friends know that you take a sexual exploitation video".


And many of video they took were close to snuff film, not general sexual exploitation videos. They took terrible clips like self-injury, carving the mark slavery on their body, putting the caterpillar into the genitals, barking like a dog, cutting their nipples.


Nth room operators spread the victim’s personal information in their own Telegram room and forced the victim in sexual practice with other perpetrator in the Telegram room. The operator of the Nth room used those video clips to gather people, receive admission fees, and bring people into the telegram room, and they made money by dividing the class.


People who entered the room received their "money" or "money and their own personal information" to the operator. These people watched the video that was uploaded in real time, discussed what kind of video the victims make, met the victims and raped her. And these people shared the sexual exploitation video clips with their friends.


The most surprising thing is that people laughed and deride at the victims without feeling guilty. Also, when the Nth room case was published the article, the Nth room operator threatened reporter to find out the reporter's personal information and drop out the article.


When broadcast station began covered Nth room case story, he threatened that one of his slaves would commit suicide if the program was broadcast. In this side, Nth room is new type online sex crime.


Why should N's punishment be strengthened?


As mentioned earlier, this room operator did not just spread sexual exploitation videos of Nth room victims. They made the victims take sexual exploitation videos in real time, spread victims personal information, let tbe be raped by the other person who entered Nth room.


And all perpetrators in 'Nth room' entered the room by their own choice not by mistake. They even participated in the room; they sent their own personal information and money Nth room to the operator to satisfy their sexual desires.


Also, the operator and participants of the Nth room were very organized, participants sent the money using 'Bit coin' and operator changed bitcoin into cash through a broker.


And they forced victims to take sexual exploitation video,  close to snuff films and spread it. And operators used the Telegram app which is main servers in foreign countries to avoid punishment in Korea.


Several operators were already arrested and are preparing trial or on trial. Some people have already been punished for spreading pornography. Our country jail sentence for the spread of pornography is generally less than one year in jail or probation only.


This passive punishment could have made many perpetrators. Similar Telegram room are still emerging and disappearing. And many videos made in Nth room are still traded among people. Because of these things, the victims are still suffering. And some of them felt threatened by the operators and asked the police for protection.


Nth room member joined Nth room at their own choice not by mistake and they humiliated the victims. Strong punishment for perpetrators will prevent more victims from similar crimes, never happen again like this.