Prostitution with People in Their 40s and Middle School Students with AIDS..."Fear of further damage"

ⓒYonhap News Agency

When a man in his 40s with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) was found to have engaged in prostitution against teenagers, a women's organization called for countermeasures.

According to the Gwangju Women's Human Rights Support Center on the 15th, the Gwangju District Prosecutors' Office recently arrested and indicted a man in his 40s on charges of violating the Child and Youth Sex Protection Act. Mr. A is accused of prostitution several times by putting Ms. B, a middle school student, in his vehicle, whom he had known through a chat app since the beginning of this year.

During the police investigation, A was found to be infected with AIDS, but B was not transmitted.

In this regard, the Gwangju Women's Human Rights Support Center pointed out, "A has previously been punished for sexual crimes against children and adolescents, but he continues to commit the same crime, which is feared to cause further damage."

"If you committed sex crimes through chat apps, you should thoroughly investigate various online platforms used by A to find other crimes and protect children and adolescents who are targeted," he stressed.

The police investigated the possibility that A had engaged in prostitution with another woman in mind, but could not confirm further crimes because they could not contact the woman or refused to investigate.

Reporter Lee Yu Na from Digital News Team.