"Want a casual meet?" ... Teenage girls confine and brutally beat friend in motel, police launch investigation

Jinju Police Station.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Yong-woo] Police have launched an investigation after a report was received that teenage female students forcibly confined a friend in a motel, forced her into a "transactional relationship," and beat her severely.

According to the Jinju Police Station in Gyeongnam on the 20th, a report was received on the 19th that A (16) was subjected to group assault for about four hours by six friends at a motel in downtown Jinju.

The report stated that the six stripped A of her clothes, beat her all over her body, and showed the assault via video call to other friends.

It is also known that A was forced to self-harm and ordered to earn money, and the police are currently investigating the facts regarding this part.

The police, who received the report from A's family, took the victim's statement and are currently investigating the perpetrators.

The police plan to seize their mobile phones and conduct digital forensics.