Identity of 'Nth Room' creator 'Baksa Bang' publicly disclosed

• NYLE
• 4 years ago

After huge petitions, the identity of a suspect who was behind the 'Nth Room' sex crime case in South Korean - Baksa Ban...

After huge petitions, the identity of a suspect who was behind the 'Nth Room' sex crime case in South Korean - Baksa Bang - has been revealed.

According to an exclusive report from SBS on the evening of March 23, the identity of the first suspect of the Nth Room was announced. Things started to stir up when people as well as popular artists outraged about the 'Nth Room' spreading sexual videos of women, including teenagers, in messages on Telegram. More than 2.3 million people including celebrities have participated in petitions asking the Blue House to reveal the suspect's identity an hour earlier. Therefore, SBS ruled this as a cruel sexual offense against adolescents and a serious crime for leaving large scars on victims and their families. [caption id="attachment_7568" align="aligncenter" width="700"] Many artists condemned the crime, includeing Jung Ryeo Won, Bong Tae Gyu, Ha Yeon Soo, Jo Kwon (2PM) ...[/caption] [caption id="attachment_7567" align="aligncenter" width="660"] ... as well as Baekhyun (EXO), Chanyeol (EXO), Junho(2PM), Jung Yong Hwa (CNBLUE)...[/caption] SBS decided to announce the faces and names of the suspects, along with what they knew before to prevent the damage and assist the police in investigating. Accordingly, the first suspect is Jo Joo Bin - born in 1995 (25 years old). He is the one who created and managed the chat room called Baksa Bang (Doctor Chat Room) on Telegram. It is known that there are 74 confirmed victims so far, including 16 teenagers. Jo Joo Bin graduated from Inha Technical College, Department of Information and Communications, in 2018. SBS went to his school and found out some information about his school years. Jo majored in information and communication, but because he liked to write, he won first place in a book review contest and became the chief editor of the university magazine. He also wrote a number of sections in their academic magazines, but then he moved from school life to emotional writing. Jo Joo Bin received many scholarships and achieved an average grade of 4.0 in 3 out of 4 semesters at the university. The students in the school shared, for the high grades and activities, he were appreciated and deserved to be listed as an excellent student. However, the relationship between him and his classmates were not good. Some said that Joo Bin knows no limit when dating girls: "I think he's a silent kid that I can see anywhere". Another student said, "First of all, I was horrified when 'Doctor' was someone I knew." The police initially said Jo Joo Bin had started committing crimes since 2018, shortly after graduating. He initially engaged in fraudulent actions to obtain money by drug and gun related transactions through deceptive Telegram ads. Joo Bin then started his sex trades by setting up a 'Doctor's Chat Room' last September. When “God God,” the originator of the 'Nth Room' - ceased to be active, Jo Joo Bin made money by reaping profits through more stimulating activities. At the time of arrest, Joo Bin had 130 million won in cash.