SOURCE: "내 여친 성폭행 해 줘" 유명 쇼핑몰 사장의 두 얼굴 [그해 오늘]
At 5 AM in the dead of winter, B woke up in terror to the sudden sound of someone entering her door lock code. The man who entered was a total stranger. He said he had come because B's boyfriend asked him, "Please sexually assault my girlfriend."
On January 23, 2024, the mask was stripped off A, a man in his 30s who was once a successful clothing mall CEO. The case, revealed through the media, shook the nation because A was a public figure who had frequently made appearances on various TV broadcasts.
According to legal circles, A was sent to trial on charges of illegally filming, producing, and distributing sexual exploitation videos around 200 times against 10 women, including minors aged 15 and 17, starting from June 2021.
Among the victims was his own ex-girlfriend, B. In an interview with JTBC, B began by saying, “Six months into the relationship, A started showing sadistic behavior, and it gradually became more intense.” She added, “He would whip me, strangle me, or slap me. He would grab my hair and throw me onto the bed, then assault me while handcuffing or gagging me. He even stroked my body with a knife."
Even Christmas, a time that should have been sweet for a couple, turned into a nightmare. B confessed, “A suddenly said he wanted to film a video and asked, ‘How about a video where you get XX while naked in the closet?’ I almost lost my eyesight because he hit me in the wrong place.”
According to B, there were also other women involved in A’s crimes. B said, “He forced both of us to lie face down, then he numbered our buttocks: ‘Slave #1,’ ‘Slave #2,’ like that. I was Slave #2.” She added, “I had no choice, because if I refused, the verbal abuse and assault would continue…” and could not continue speaking.
B even revealed that she was sexually assaulted by a stranger sent by A. She said, “Around 5 AM on a winter morning, a man I didn’t know entered after entering the door lock code,” and added, “While I was in a state of extreme shock, he suddenly stripped me and assaulted me. He said he did that because A requested, "Please sexually assault my girlfriend.""
A, who continued these bizarre crimes, was eventually arrested in September 2021 after the victims reported him. Authorities identified about 10 victims, including girlfriend B and two minors.
Ultimately, A was detained on charges of filming, producing, and distributing sexual exploitation videos over 200 times involving the 10 victims.
In July 2022, A was sentenced to 5 years in prison in the first trial. The charges included 6 charges in total, including violations of laws protecting minors and sexual violence.
Six months later, his sentence was reduced to 4 years. The court ruled, "A has no prior criminal record for sexual offenses. He has admitted to all crimes and is showing remorse." The court also noted that he reached settlements with some of the victims.
During this process, A went to great lengths to get his sentences reduced. He even went as far as hiring private investigators to track down victims for settlements.
It was confirmed that A sent a letter to one of the victims saying, “I am formally submitting a letter of reflection. The possibility of a suspended sentence is steadily increasing.”
In addition, A’s parents even hired a private investigator to track down one of the underage victims. Their goal was to obtain a settlement and a petition stating the victim wants to drop the charges.
The victims are currently struggling to rebuild their lives, moving homes and receiving psychiatric treatment. They expressed fear, saying, "Sometimes I have nightmares about him coming out of the detention."
According to his sentence, A will be released in 2027, which is just around the corner.
Meanwhile, A's parents who had to close the daycare center they operated due to this case, fueled public outrage during an interview. Regarding the exploitation videos of the victims that still circulate on the internet, they told reporters, "Isn't he being punished for everything now? I don't know about that. Just leave. If the videos remain online, let them remain. How would I know?"
