'Sexual Exploitation of Minors' BJ Shin Tae-il Sentenced to Six Years in Prison at First Trial

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BJ Shin Tae-il, whose real name is Lee Geon-hee, was sentenced to a prison term for charges of producing and live-streaming sexual exploitation materials involving minors.

On the 9th, during the sentencing hearing, the Criminal Division 12 of Incheon District Court (Presiding Judge Shin Sang-ryeol) sentenced Shin Tae-il, who had been arrested and prosecuted on charges including violation of the Act on the Protection of Children and Adolescents Against Sexual Offenses (production of sexual exploitation materials, etc.), to six years in prison. The court also ordered a ban on employment related to children, adolescents, and persons with disabilities for seven years and mandated the recovery of 2.73 million won from proceeds received through donations.

The other seven individuals jointly prosecuted were sentenced to fixed prison terms ranging from two years and six months to three years and six months, or to suspended sentences.

The court ruled that "the broadcasts in this case contain content that evokes sexual shame and disgust even from the perspective of the general public, qualifying them as child and adolescent sexual exploitation materials." It further stated, "Since the productions were created and broadcast for economic gain by receiving donations from viewers, the profit motive is also recognized. Even if the victim was 18 years old at the time and voluntarily participated in the broadcasts in exchange for financial benefits, it is difficult to consider that their right to sexual self-determination was freely exercised."

The court added, "The defendants lured children and adolescents who should be protected with economic gains, induced them to appear in broadcasts suggestive of sexual acts, and indiscriminately broadcasted these via live YouTube streams viewed by over 20,000 real-time viewers. This not only infringed upon the sexual self-determination rights of children and adolescents but also distorted public perceptions of sexuality and severely negatively impacted the formation of healthy sexual values."

Shin Tae-il and others were arrested and prosecuted last July 12 on charges of producing sexual exploitation materials involving a minor, identified as Person A, at an officetel in Cheongna-dong, Seo-gu, Incheon, and live-streaming them on an internet broadcasting platform.

Additionally, the police referred 161 individuals who watched Shin Tae-il's live broadcasts to the Prosecution Service on charges of aiding and abetting violations of the Act on the Protection of Children and Adolescents Against Sexual Offenses (production and distribution of sexual exploitation materials, etc.).

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