Prosecutors Arrest and Indict Group Employing Japanese Women for Procuring Prostitution

A group that systematically employed Japanese women to mediate prostitution has been brought to trial.

On the 18th, the Women's and Children's Crime Investigation Division 1 of the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office (Chief Prosecutor Kim Ji-hye) announced that Yoon Mo and manager Park Mo, who systematically employed Japanese women to mediate prostitution, were arrested and indicted on charges of violating the Act on the Punishment of Acts of Prostitution (prostitution mediation, etc.). Yoon was indicted the day before, and Kim was indicted on the 28th of last month.

Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office, Seocho-gu, Seoul. Photo by Jinhyung Kang aymsdream@

According to the prosecution, they brought Japanese women into the country to mediate prostitution, and for those who were Japanese adult film actresses, they received prostitution fees ranging from 1.3 million to 2.5 million KRW per session.

Additionally, the prosecution took measures to confiscate and preserve seizure of assets such as rental deposits and vehicles owned by the defendants in order to recover approximately 300 million KRW in criminal proceeds obtained from operating prostitution establishments.

A prosecution official stated, "We will thoroughly carry out the prosecution to ensure that the defendants receive punishment commensurate with the severity of their crimes and that criminal proceeds are confiscated and recovered. We will continue to strictly respond to crimes related to prostitution mediation and thoroughly investigate and recover criminal proceeds to eradicate prostitution crimes."