Korean Cho Ju Bin, 24, is accused of blackmailing women and girls into providing sexual videos and photos to a pay-to-view Telegram chat room. South Korean prosecutors today demanded a life sentence for the mastermind of one of the largest online sex trafficking rings in the country, saying his victims have made tearful pleas that he be severely punished. The prosecutors' demand came one day after they additionally indicted Cho and one of his accomplices for concealing criminal proceeds. Prosecutors asked the court to merge the additional charges against Cho and Kang into their ongoing trials. They have been expanding their probe into Baksabang and other illegal Telegram chat rooms to punish their members.

Source: The Standard October 22, 2020 11:15 UTC