Gwangju Police Arrest Brothel Owner for 'Procuring Prostitution'

An owner who operated an unlicensed brothel in the entertainment district of Gwangju Cheomdan area and brokered prostitution was arrested by the police.

The Gwangju Metropolitan City Gwangsan Police Station announced on the 28th that they had arrested A (45), the owner of a brothel in the Cheomdan area, on charges of prostitution mediation and violation of the Employment Security Act.

A is accused of operating an unlicensed brothel that introduced hostesses to entertainment establishments in the Cheomdan area for the past 10 years and mediating prostitution.

A operated a large-scale brothel in the Cheomdan area with about 40 hostesses, and it was investigated that he mediated prostitution about 1,700 times over the past four months and earned approximately 700 million won in criminal proceeds.

The police are also investigating 26 entertainment bar owners in the Cheomdan area on charges of prostitution mediation, while expanding the investigation to include motels that provided prostitution venues and the behind-the-scenes forces involved in the interests, and are also promoting the recovery of criminal proceeds.