Head of an online sexual blackmail ring Cho Ju-Bin is transferred to the prosecution for investigation in Seoul

Cho Ju-Bin, Mar 25, 2020 : Head of an online sexual blackmail ring called 'Nth room', Cho Ju-Bin (24) leaves Jongno police station to be transferred to the prosecution for further investigation in Seoul, South Korea. According to local media, Cho is suspected of blackmailing dozens of victims into performing violent sex acts and selling the videos in mobile chat rooms on messaging services, such as Telegram and Discord. About 74 people, including 16 underage girls, are known to have been exploited in the case, known as the 'Nth room case' in which the key suspect Cho allegedly lured victims into taking photos and later coerced them into performing more gruesome sex acts. About 260,000 people are known to have joined the mobile chat rooms. The police sent the case to the prosecution on charges including violation of the act on the protection of children and youth against sex offenses. (Mandatory Credit: POOL/AFLO) (SOUTH KOREA)