S. Korean police apprehend another key suspect in telegram sex crime


Cho Ju-bin (unmasked) leader of South Korea's online sexual blackmail ring which is so called "Nth room," walks out of a police station as he is transferred to prosecutors' office for further investigation in Seoul on March 25, 2020. Police said Monday (May 11) they have apprehended a new key suspect allegedly involved in the "Nth Room" case. - AP

ANDONG (South Korea): Police said Monday (May 11) they have apprehended a new key suspect allegedly involved in the so-called Nth Room case, in which dozens of people were exploited to perform gruesome sex acts that were filmed and distributed through online chatrooms, Yonhap News Agency reported.

The cyber safety department of Gyeongbuk Provincial Police Agency said they have apprehended a 24-year-old male who confessed to using the alias "God God" in the chatrooms, and have filed a request with the court for his arrest.

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