According to Korean media reports, the chairman of an adult products company in South Korea asked employees to sign contracts for sexual purposes, and also defrauded employees of their wages in the name of investment to enjoy a luxurious life. At present, the president has been arrested by the police, although more and more employees report being harmed.
Last year, an adult products company in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea, issued an announcement to hire for the position of secretary.
The announcement said that the recruited staff was doing ordinary office work, but the staff who had actually worked here said that this was not the case at all.
Former employee A said, "He would let someone in (have sex) and would get angry if he refused or backed down a little. Let's hurry up and finish. ”
Former employee B said: "He said to me, 'You're too thin and not good-looking,' and suddenly touched my boobs from behind, saying, 'She's so big.'" ”
It is reported that Yang, the chairman of the company, sexually exploited the staff under the pretext of work. As soon as the new employee joined, Yang asked the staff to sign a confidentiality letter. The state of the confidentiality letter is that if there is an agreement between the employees, they can have sex.
Former employee A said: "He forced me to sign this confidentiality document, and I hesitated, but I saw that everyone else had signed it. I don't know why I compromised, maybe I just thought my life was over. ”
Yang said that this is an indispensable part of the work, but the adult products industry has said: "This is a very outrageous improper contract." ”
A person related to an adult products company said: "We didn't say that it was necessary for work, and that we wanted employees to have sex or physical contact with each other...... It's serious, like a slave contract. This is coercive content that ignores human human rights......"
It is reported that Yang also issued a job announcement that he could not refuse sexual acts, and employees who did not obey the regulations would be forced to resign.
Yang will give outrageous instructions at any time, and if an employee does something wrong, he will give a low score in the personnel appraisal rating, and also control the employee by reducing wages.
Former employee A said: "During the secretary training, he threatened that he was very good at retaliating against people, and on the other hand, he said miserably that he had no family and was someone who had nothing to lose." ”
After Yang asked the employee to have sex, he also took a candid photograph as a weakness of the other party.
Former employee B said: "The representative threatened me that he had evidence and wanted to show this to his family......"
Some employees said they wanted to sue Yang, and Yang sent threatening text messages to the employees. The text message said that the company had videos and photos of sexual relations and would send them to employees and acquaintances.
And Yang usually always shows off that he has underworld connections, so it is difficult for victims who have just entered society to refuse his instructions. In addition, most of the victims believe that they have been caught with weakness, so they do not dare to tell their family and friends about it.
Former employee C said: "One thing is different about me is that he has a video of me having sex, so I can't talk about it all the time..."
Former employee D said: "He said that if he went to the police station for investigation, he would never give me money." ”
Yang, who is full of famous brands, usually takes his staff to the mall to buy famous brands to show off his wealth.
Former employee D said: "He has famous brands all over his body. Occasionally, I take my staff to the mall. The store staff will also say hello to him and say that he is here on your behalf. ”
But in fact, Yang is a low-income household.
Yang said: "It was the cave office that told me that now because I have no income, then I should apply for a subsistence household." ”
It is reported that most of Yang's money, living expenses, and living expenses to buy famous brands were obtained by encouraging employees to invest. The staff believed Yang's words and invested tens of millions to hundreds of millions of won, but most of them did not recover the principal.
Former employee D said: "He said that if there is money, let me invest in his company. Say that it won't let me lose money, it will make me money. ”
In other words, Yang squandered the money he received from the employee in the name of investment, and the rest of the money was paid as a salary.
In the past, Yang failed to pay his wages on time due to his career failure, and was included in the list of entrepreneurs who owed wages to the Ministry of Employment and Labor. But he usually uses a pseudonym, so it is difficult for the victims to notice.
In addition, after receiving criminal penalties for non-payment of wages, he used employees or acquaintances as representatives, and blamed the other party for all expenses and legal issues.
Former employee A said: "He set me up as a joint guarantor, and he also got a corporate car. It's rented. ”
Yang did not admit any mistakes.
Yang said: "Our company has the consent of employees, and unlike other companies, our company has a free atmosphere. In the case of an agreement between the two parties, it is possible to have sexual relations or physical contact, and our company has a lot of documents from the beginning of work, and from when. ”
Yang said that all the actions were carried out in consultation with employees. As for the investment funds and the salaries of the employees, he also said that it was difficult to do business, and it was not his responsibility.
Yang said: "In our country, it is not said that there are 100 people who start a business, and these 100 people can succeed. I'm also investing in places I know, and of course I can't get paid if I invest. ”
Experts point out that this is a classic gaslighting crime.
"He deceived the victim with agreements or consents," the lawyer argues. The moment the victim signs the consent form, it becomes a shackle. He continued to use this to oppress the victims, saying, 'It's all your responsibility, I'm not responsible.'" This is a deliberate crime. ”
A professor at Dankook University said, "It is difficult for victims to speak because of psychological humiliation or shame. ”
Some of the victims filed a complaint with the police last year on suspicion of 400 million won fraud, clandestine photography, and false planning and adultery. Some of the suspects were identified, and Yang was arrested last week.
After the JTBC report, there were more employees who were defrauded and sexually assaulted by Yang, so it is expected that the number of victims will increase.