Online sexual Abuse In South Korea

The World

In South Korea, one story that might be bigger than coronavirus is the “Nth Room” sexual abuse scandal.  Nth Room sex scandal is about an online chat room where criminals blackmailed women and children into doing sexual acts on camera. Kelly Kasulis reports from Seoul that the scandal has spurred an examination of sentencing for these crimes. 

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