According to Yonhap News Agency, on the morning of April 17, local time, South Korean police sent Kang Hoon, an accomplice to Cho Joo-bin in the "Room N" incident, to the prosecution and publicly displayed him. Jiang Xun apologized on the spot, "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I really apologize."
Jiang Xun, an accomplice to the "Room N" incident
Jiang Xun is the second "Room N" suspect since Zhao Zhongbin to be publicly identified and his face. On the 16th, the South Korean police decided to disclose his identity and face, and Kang Hoon objected to this application, but the court rejected it that night.
Jiang Xun, who is only 18 years old and has the online name "Buda", is mainly responsible for recruiting members for the chat room "Doctor's Room", and also participates in the production and dissemination of sexual abuse videos, and he is also the head of Zhao's funding.
The so-called "Room N" incident in South Korea refers to the fact that since 2018, a number of criminals led by Zhao Zhongbin have used clothing model part-time jobs as bait to attract young women and trick them into uploading nude photos or indecent videos. They then use this as a pretext to make threats, shoot videos of sexual exploitation, and share them in chat rooms on the instant messaging app Telegram for paid members to watch or download.
In order to evade the search, the offender built a number of chat groups in advance, constantly built and disbanded the chat groups, and named them "Room 1" and "Room 2" respectively, so they were collectively referred to as "Room N". Among them, the chat group operated by Zhao Zhongbin is the most rampant, known as the "doctor's room". As of March 23, police investigations had identified 74 female victims, including 16 minors.
The "Room N" incident sparked public outrage in South Korea. On March 23, South Korean President Moon Jae-in said in response to the "Room N" incident that the case was a crime of trampling on the victims, and instructed the police to thoroughly investigate the case so that all perpetrators can get the punishment they deserve. Moon promised that the government would remove all videos involved in the case and provide the victims with legal, medical and other support.
Moon also instructed that the police should recognize the seriousness of the case, conduct a thorough investigation of the people involved, and severely punish the perpetrators. If necessary, the National Police Agency will set up a special investigation team, and the government will also formulate a fundamental countermeasure to eliminate cyber crimes.