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Police officers patrol inside a subway station in Gyeonggi on Aug. 4, 2023, after a series of bomb threats.

Undercover investigations by police into digital sex crimes more than triple

Korean police conducted 598 undercover investigations through August, more than triple last year’s total for the same period, as authorities expand efforts against online sexual exploitation.

2026.9.27

Ex-Cheongju councilor indicted in minor sex case

Prosecutors say four teenage victims were identified in an investigation into alleged sexual exploitation, paid sex and illegal material production.

2026.8.25

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Internal police investigation can no longer be trusted (KOR)

Arrest of a lead investigator and allegations of destroyed evidence and police collusion have intensified demands for an independent joint probe in the Gwangju schoolgirl murder case.

2026.7.10

Internal police investigation can no longer be trusted

Arrest of a lead investigator and allegations of destroyed evidence and police collusion have intensified demands for an independent joint probe in the Gwangju schoolgirl murder case.

2026.7.9

Mugshots of Kim Nok-wan, the leader of a Telegram sex crime ring [YONHAP]

Life sentence upheld for Telegram-based sex crime network leader

An appellate court upheld a life sentence for Kim Nok-wan, who was convicted of running a Telegram-based sex crime network in Korea that exploited minors, on Wednesday.

2026.4.29

Items confiscated by the Gyeonggi Nambu Provincial Police for suspects accused of running Telegram channels distributing sexually exploitative material, including a gold bar worth 11 million won, left, and cash worth 7.8 million won. [GYEONGGI NAMBU PROVINCIAL POLICE]

Three teens busted for running Telegram channels exploiting women using doxxed info

Three teenagers were apprehended for running Telegram chat rooms where they shared sexually exploitative material of women, along with their personal information, according to police on Monday.

2026.4.27

An AI-generated illustration shows a person creating a deepfake [CHATGPT]

Vast majority of deepfake crimes target women in teens and twenties: Data

Almost 8 out of 10 victims of digital sex crimes, including pornographic material created using AI deepfake technology, were women in their teens and 20s, government data showed Thursday, pointing to an increasing online threat against young women.

2026.4.16

A pedestrian passes a street lined with after-school academies in Gangnam District, southern Seoul, on Dec. 21, 2025. [YONHAP]

95 sex-offenders found working at youth-related facilities last year: ministry

The government found 95 convicted sex offenders who were working at children or youth-related facilities against regulations last year.

2026.3.12

Sex offender Cho Ju-bin, right, and a certificate presented to him in prison [SCREEN CAPTURE]

'Baksa Room' ringleader shows off award from prison education program

Sex offender Cho Ju-bin, serving a combined prison sentence of 47 years and four months, proclaimed that he had received an award for excellence in a prison education program.

2026.3.9

An artificial intelligence program detects a digital sex crime video circulating online. [SEOUL METROPOLITAN GOVERNMENT]

Seoul city's AI system that detects, deletes digital sex crime material to be offered for free

the Seoul Metropolitan Government’s digital sex crime AI deletion support technology, which uses AI to detect images and videos linked to digital sex crimes and supports removal, will be offered for free nationwide to entities that want to adopt it.

2026.3.2