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A group of men and women in their 20s who lured men into prostitution under the pretext of indiscriminately assaulting them and extorting money was arrested by the police.
He even threatened to film a video and send it to his acquaintances so that he could not report it to the police.
Although there have been over ten confirmed crimes, only one victim has reported it.
Correspondent Jeong Sang-bin reported exclusively.
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After the spread of Corona 19, in front of a club in Gangnam, Seoul that is only open from dawn to noon.
At 12:00 noon on weekdays, when the club closes, young people pour in.
Moments later, the police appeared and dragged the three men away.
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“The police came… the club boys… That’s right, it’s daytime. It’s in front of the (club), here…”
Men in their early 20s arrested by the police are accused of luring male victims using prostitution as an excuse and then extorting money by threatening them.
Victims who took the bait from a smartphone prostitution brokerage app came to an officetel in Gangnam, Seoul, knowing they were engaged in prostitution.
One woman was waiting in the room, but when the victim went to wash in the bathroom, five men came in and assaulted the naked victim with baseball bats, etc.
The gang hid in the stairwell here and entered the dormitory while the suspect went to wash up and committed the crime.
They made the victims say, ‘I sexually assaulted you, I’m sorry’ and then filmed the scene.
They took the victim’s ID, checked their personal information, took the contact information of family and acquaintances from their cell phone, and threatened to distribute the video if they didn’t pay.
It is said that only about 10 victims, up to tens of millions of won, were stolen by the police, but only one reported to the police.
The police have arrested all six people and are investigating whether there are more victims.
This is Jung Sang-bin from MBC News.
Video coverage: Jae-Hoon Han / Video editing: Hong-Seok Yang
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