"Oppa, Should I Inform the Company?" 20s Involved in 'Planned Sexual Assault' Targeting Acquaintances and Seniors

Inducing Sexual Relations and Blackmailing, Extorting Large Sums
28 Victims, Over 300 Million Won in Damages

A group that planned a 'fake sexual assault' by pretending to arrange instant meetings with acquaintances and then extorted large sums of money has been handed over to the prosecution.

On the 28th, the Violent Crime Investigation Unit of the Chungbuk Provincial Police Agency announced that they had arrested four people, including Mr. A, on charges of violating the Act on the Aggravated Punishment, etc. of Specific Crimes (joint extortion), and sent 22 others to prosecution without detention. Most of the group members are in their 20s, and it is reported that some of the women involved in the crime were minors.

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Their method was as follows. First, from January last year for about one year and seven months, they pre-arranged women. Then, using these women, they organized drinking gatherings disguised as instant meetings, invited acquaintances, and induced sexual relations. After the encounter, they threatened to report the sexual crime to the company and extorted money.

The victims were mostly in their 20s, and it is reported that they handed over amounts ranging from a few million won to tens of millions of won. The group divided various roles such as the lure to induce sexual relations, the woman who actually had sexual relations, and a person impersonating the woman's guardian to threaten the victim, showing meticulousness to avoid suspicion.

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It is also reported that they committed the crime by secretly administering zolpidem, a controlled substance, to the victims to make them lose consciousness and forget the situation at the time.

Mr. A's group targeted friends and seniors they knew personally. The number of victims reached 28, and the total amount of money involved was about 300 million won.

The police said that after three months of investigation, including financial account analysis, mobile phone forensics, and searches and seizures, they were able to identify all the victims.