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A graphic illustration of a criminal suspect being handcuffed. [JOONGANG ILBO]

Two alleged porn site operators arrested upon returning to Korea

Two alleged operators of an adult website that distributed illegally filmed sexual footage were arrested upon arriving in Korea after months abroad, police said Monday.

2026.5.11

A poster warning against crimes involving deepfake sexual exploitation material is displayed at the Daejeon Metropolitan Police Agency on Aug. 30, 2024. [NEWS1]

Teenager who made sexually exploitative deepfake images of teachers gets longer sentence

An appeals court on Friday handed a student a longer prison sentence than he had originally received for creating and distributing sexually exploitative deepfake images of teachers on social media.

2025.12.19

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A Korean man in his 50s is extradited from Ecuador to Korea on June 12 on charges that he operated a pornographic website depicting the exploitation of women and children. The man is seen in this picture taken at the Incheon International Airport. [MINISTRY OF JUSTICE]

Korean man accused of running porn website extradited from Ecuador

A Korean man in his 50s who had been living in Ecuador has been extradited to Korea on charges that he operated a pornographic website targeting Korean users.

2025.6.12

Officials including Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency Commissioner Kim Bong-sik, far left, and Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon, second from left, attend the signing of an agreement on jointly responding to deepfake digital sex crimes at Seoul City Hall on Sept. 10. [SEOUL METROPOLITAN GOVERNMENT]

Over 1,400 busted as police go undercover in war on deepfake porn

Korea's National Police Agency announced Monday that 515 undercover investigations into illegal deepfake pornography since September 2021 have resulted in the arrest of 1,415 people.

2024.9.23

Police investigate deepfake porn at schools nationwide

Police are investigating reports of pornography created through deepfake technology at schools nationwide, including elementary schools.

2024.8.26

Protesters hold signs in 2020 demanding heavy punishment for Cho Ju-bin, who is now imprisoned on various charges of child sex abuse and the distribution and sale of illegal pornographic material in connection to the Nth Room scandal. [NEWS1]

SNU grads arrested for fake pornography of women on campus

Two graduates of the Seoul National University (SNU) were arrested on charges of creating and distributing sexually explicit content involving dozens of younger female students and alums, the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency said Tuesday.

2024.5.21

Full-body sex dolls are seen at a warehouse in Seoul on Feb. 24, 2021. [NEWS1]

1,005 sex dolls have been imported since last June, customs agency says

Among the 1,005 imported sex dolls, 270 were full-body dolls and 735 were dolls that depict specific body parts, according to the Korea Customs Service and Rep. Seo Young-Kyo of the Democratic Party.

2023.10.10

The lethal impact of outrage porn (KOR)

Even at this moment, someone is producing outrage porn using all kinds of vulgarity and discriminatory language. The victims are not just the subject of the malicious comments but all of us.

2022.11.24

The lethal impact of outrage porn

Even at this moment, someone is producing outrage porn using all kinds of vulgarity and discriminatory language. The victims are not just the subject of the malicious comments but all of us.

2022.11.24

Cho Ju-bin, the alleged mastermind behind an online illegal pornography ring, was sentenced to five more years in prison Thursday, atop his 40-year jail sentence laid down by another court. [YONHAP]

'Nth room' Cho Ju-bin sentenced to additional 5 years

An additional five years were tacked on to Cho Ju-bin’s jail sentence Thursday, condemning the mastermind behind a massive online sex abuse ring to almost half a century behind bars.

2021.2.4