17 Minors Groomed and Exploited for Sexual Content Production... 20s Sentenced to 6 Years Imprisonment, 'Prosecution Appeals'

The prosecution appealed the first-instance ruling that sentenced a man in his 20s to six years in prison for grooming more than a dozen children and adolescents online and producing hundreds of sexual exploitation materials.

Seoul Northern District Court building.

According to the Seoul Northern District Prosecutors' Office on the 24th, the first-instance court sentenced Cho, a man in his 20s, who was charged with violating the Youth Protection Act, to six years in prison. Additionally, the court ordered the disclosure and notification of personal information for five years, employment restrictions for seven years, and probation for five years. The request for an electronic monitoring order was dismissed.

The prosecution stated that they appealed to seek an electronic monitoring order and a harsher sentence. Cho is accused of, from early last year until March of this year, grooming 17 children and adolescents online to take and send hundreds of nude photos and videos, producing and possessing sexual exploitation materials.