April 19, 2024
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Operators of webcam site exploiting defector women indicted

Defector women forced to perform sex acts under threat of repatriation

SEOUL — The operators of a South Korean web broadcasting service where women, mostly North Korean defectors, perform lewd acts have been indicted for circulating pornography, a local prosecutor said on Monday.

The web broadcasting service operated in cooperation with defection brokers in China to find defector women who would be filmed performing sex acts, the Western Branch of the Daegu District Public Prosecutors' Office said.

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