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The investigation revealed a gang that lure teenage girls to make money, systematically coerce them into prostitution, and exploit the profits. Among the dozens of victims, there was a young middle school student, who showed meticulousness by using cannon phones and chatting apps to avoid getting caught, and even conducting preliminary research.



This is an exclusive report by reporter Jo Ki-hyun of G1 Broadcasting.



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It was September last year that high school student A was caught in the trap.



My older brothers, who I knew, suggested prostitution to make money.



At first I refused, but my brothers were persistent.



Once reluctantly became twice, and the request soon became a compulsion.



[Victim high school girl (voice band): I take a break about once a week, and even though it's hard, I always fill up six a day.]



They made it so that the students could not know the information of the prostitute at all, just in case.



Using a cannon phone, I searched for a prostitute with a chat app that is easy to sign up and leave.



I made them mainly use unmannedtels with poor identification procedures, and when the time and place were set, the members of the organization visited in advance and checked the surroundings several times by vehicle.



I received 150,000 won in cash, so I took 100,000 won for mediation and vehicle expenses.



[The victim's high school girl (voice band): I have never directly contacted a prostitute, and my brothers caught a customer that day through chatting. I heard it's a random chat.] There



are only two organizations in Wonju that are sexually exploited by the reporters in this way.



They were men in their 20s, and the victims included high school students as well as middle school students.



The organization has been maintained for nearly four years at the longest, and there are only 20 confirmed minor victims.



Although the base was located in Wonju, the crime area extended not only to Gangwon-do but also to Gyeonggi-do.



[Victim middle school student (voice band): There are several working children. I showed you a picture of a girl, but I don't know who it is. I don't know if it's real, but he does a good job and... .] As the



coverage began, the police set up a team dedicated to investigating the sexual exploitation of youth committed by members of the gang in their 20s and began an investigation.



(Video coverage: Ha Jung-woo G1 Broadcasting, Kim Min-su: G1 Broadcasting)