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Supreme Court Confirms Life Sentence for Leader of Telegram Sex Crime Ring

Summary by The Korea Times
The Supreme Court on Thursday upheld a lower court's life sentence for the leader of a Telegram-based sex crime ring accused of sexually exploiting 261 people, the largest number of victims recorded in a domestic sex crime case. The top court also approved the lower court's orders for Kim Nok-wan, 34, to wear an electronic monitoring device for 30 years, be barred from working at institutions serving children and adolescents, and have his person…

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The Supreme Court has upheld the life sentence for Kim Nok-wan (34), the operator of the so-called Telegram ‘Pastor’s Room’ who sexually exploited over 200 people, including minors. The Supreme Court’s Second Division (presiding Justice Kwon Young-jun) [confirmed] the life sentence for Kim, who was indicted on charges including organizing and engaging in criminal activities, producing and distributing sexually exploitative material and illegal f…

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Life imprisonment has been confirmed for Kim Nok-wan (34), who served as the leader of a cyber sexual violence crime group known as a "vigilante group." On the 10th, the Supreme Court's Second Division (presiding Justice Kwon Young-jun) [confirmed] the life sentence for Kim Nok-wan, who was indicted on charges including the production of sexually exploitative material under the Youth Protection Act, rape, and assault.

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The Supreme Court has upheld the life sentence for Kim Nok-wan, the ringleader of the Telegram sex exploitation chat room "Pastor's Room." He organized a criminal group to produce and distribute sexually exploitative material against 234 victims and extorted money from them. Emphasizing the brutality of the crimes and the need to sound a social alarm, the court decided on permanent isolation from society.

(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Lee Mi-ryeong = Life imprisonment has been confirmed for Kim Nok-wan (34), who served as the leader of the ‘vigilante group,’ a sexual violence criminal group that caused the greatest damage in history...

·Seoul, Korea (the Republic of)
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연합뉴스-Yonhap News Agency broke the news in Seoul, Korea (the Republic of) on Thursday, September 10, 2026.
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