"To Earn Living Expenses"... 20s Arrested for Selling Child Sexual Exploitation Material on SNS

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A man in his 20s was handed over to the prosecution on charges of selling child sexual exploitation materials on social networking services (SNS).

On the 10th, the Cyber Crime Investigation Unit of the Chungbuk Provincial Police Agency announced that they had arrested and sent Mr. A, in his 20s, to the prosecution on charges including violation of the Act on the Protection of Children and Juveniles Against Sexual Abuse.

A man in his 20s accused of selling child sexual exploitation materials through social media has been referred to the prosecution. Photo by Yonhap News

Mr. A is accused of posting advertisements on SNS to sell child sexual exploitation materials and actually selling them. Police monitoring the sale of online sexual exploitation materials saw the advertisement, disguised themselves as customers, purchased the exploitation materials from Mr. A, and subsequently tracked and apprehended him.

The sexual exploitation materials possessed by Mr. A were reportedly collected from SNS rather than produced by himself. He told the police that he committed these crimes to earn living expenses. The police conducted digital forensics on Mr. A's mobile phone and reportedly found more than ten illegal recordings taken in restrooms.

A police official stated, "While continuing the investigation into the buyers, we are also investigating other crimes committed by Mr. A," and urged, "Please keep in mind that possessing or viewing child and juvenile sexual exploitation materials is punishable."