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‘Welcome to the video’ operator Son Jung-woo is transferring to a convoy after completing a warrant deliberation (questioning the suspect before arrest) held at the Seoul Central District Court in Seocho-dong, Seoul , on the morning of the 9th. That day, Mr. Son appeared in court to receive an interrogation (substantive examination of a court order) before being arrested for alleged violations of the law regulating the concealment of criminal proceeds. News 1
The arrest warrant for Son Jung-woo (24), the operator of the world’s largest child sexual exploitation site, ‘Welcome to the video’, was dismissed.
On the afternoon of the 9th, Won Jeong-sook, the deputy chief judge of the Seoul Central District Court, dismissed the arrest warrant, saying, “It is difficult to see that there is a risk of destroying the evidence, as the suspect generally it recognizes the main suspects and basic evidence is also collected.
Deputy Judge Won also said: “It is difficult to say that there is a flight risk because the suspect was investigated in a state of disability and was also present in the interrogation procedure in this case, the fact that there is a certain housing and they have been paid all related case surcharges. It is difficult to admit the reason and the importance of arresting the suspect on stage. ”
Earlier, on the 4th, the Cyber Investigation Division of the National Police Agency requested an arrest warrant for Son on charges such as violation of the law on concealment of criminal proceeds. This is due to the investigation of additional allegations by Son’s father (54). Son’s father sued and directly indicted the Seoul Central District Prosecutor’s Office in May for violation of the Crime Profits Concealment Regulation Act, forgery of private documents and events of forgery of documents to prevent the son from being repatriated to the United States, which is serious for sexual offenses against children. At the time, some pointed out that it was a trick to prevent their son from being repatriated to the United States.
Son ran a ‘Welcome to Video’ child sexual exploitation site on the Dark Web, accessible only using a special browser, and was sentenced to 1 year and 6 months in prison in the first trial last year for allegedly trading. with child pornography. I was sentenced.
Son’s release was scheduled for April 27 after his sentencing, but the release was postponed because the US Department of Justice required Son’s forcible repatriation under the extradition treaty.
In July, the Seoul High Court made the decision to reject the extradition, saying: “If Son is handed over to the United States, it is difficult to rule out the possibility that South Korea cannot secure the identity of (sexually exploited consumers) and interfere with the investigation, “and Mr. Son was released.
Reporter Han Young-hye [email protected]
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