More than 1,500 busted during online sex crime crackdown A six-month crackdown on online sexual violence led to 1,506 apprehensions, including deepfake suspects, illegal site operators and Telegram channel managers. 2026.6.16
Police charge 25 with producing, possessing child porn The suspects are accused of making explicit materials that involve master-slave roleplaying. The investigation team found 4,352 unreported pieces of child porn, bringing the victim count to 45. 2023.5.24
![Activist against online child pronography performs in front of the Supreme Court, Seoul, in October 2021 before a ruling on a high profile online sexual exploitation trial was made. [YONHAP]](https://image.koreajoongangdaily.com/10800557.jpg?imageId=10800557&width=240&height=184&format=webp&format=jpg)