South Korea ‘sextortion’: ‘Telegram’ case suspect identified

South Korean police took the unusual step of publicly identifying the 24-year-old accused leader of an online sexual blackmail ring after the case led to a national outcry.

The alleged operator of secret sex abuse chatrooms says he “lived the life of a devil” as he was paraded outside a South Korean court.

South Korean police took the unusual step of publicly identifying the 24-year-old accused leader of an online sexual blackmail ring after the case led to a national outcry in a country still focused on battling the coronavirus outbreak.

Prosecutors will now decide whether to formally charge him.

Al Jazeera’s Sara Khairat reports.