Cho Ju-bin, the mastermind of a infamous on-line intercourse blackmail ring, leaves Jongno Police Station in central Seoul on this file picture taken Nov. 26, 2020. Yonhap
The Supreme Courtroom on Thursday confirmed a five-year jail time period for Cho Ju-bin, the mastermind of a infamous on-line intercourse blackmail ring, for sexually assaulting a minor, including to his 42-year sentence for distributing sexually exploitative supplies involving minors.
The highest courtroom upheld a decrease courtroom ruling that convicted the 29-year-old of sexually exploiting and raping a minor in 2019, rejecting Cho’s attraction and bringing his complete sentence to 47 years.
The ruling comes after the courtroom confirmed Cho’s 42-year conviction in October 2021 on costs of organizing a prison ring, blackmailing dozens of minor and grownup victims into filming sexually exploitative content material, and distributing them to members of a pay-to-view Telegram chat room, known as Baksabang.
Cho dedicated his on-line sexual offenses from Could 2019 to February 2020 earlier than his arrest in March 2020.
A string of sexual exploitation circumstances centered on group chat rooms, together with Baksabang, drew nationwide outcry on the time, prompting the federal government to announce robust measures in opposition to digital intercourse crimes.
