Lee Jae-myung: "Will Continue Efforts to Combat Digital Sex Crimes"

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Park No-hun] Gyeonggi Province Governor Lee Jae-myung expressed his determination to combat digital sex crimes.

Governor Lee announced on the 14th through SNS about a business agreement among Gyeonggi Province, the Korean Women Lawyers Association, and the Gyeonggi Women and Family Foundation, conveying his commitment.

Governor Lee stated, "The time has come for public resources to respond with full force to eradicate digital sex crimes, which have become widespread and normalized over the years. Gyeonggi Province launched the 'Digital Sex Crime Response Task Force' last year and enacted related ordinances, followed by establishing a dedicated team. This year, we opened a 'Victim One-Stop Support Center.' We have linked damage reports and counseling, video deletion, medical support, and legal consultation so that victims do not suffer additional pain during the case handling process," he said.

Governor Lee pledged, "Going forward, I will continue to make efforts to combat digital sex crimes by maximizing administrative capacity."

The following is the full text of Gyeonggi Province Governor Lee Jae-myung's SNS post.

<Support for Digital Sex Crime Victims Will Become Stronger>
Gyeonggi Province is entering into a business agreement with the Korean Women Lawyers Association and the Gyeonggi Women and Family Foundation to actively provide legal support for victims of digital sex crimes.
Digital sex crimes should not be viewed lightly as merely individual-level harm, yet our society has responded with almost no preparation so far.
Only after the Nth Room case shocked the entire nation did we begin to recognize that digital sex crimes are serious human rights violations and heinous crimes that destroy a person's dignity, and actively discuss countermeasures. In the meantime, victims have suffered from secondary and tertiary victimization by perpetrators and society without proper remedies. According to the remarks of Yoon Seok-hee, President of the Korean Women Lawyers Association, 25-30% of digital sexual violence victims are minors, which is indeed a serious social problem.
It is time for public resources to respond with full force to eradicate digital sex crimes, which have become widespread and normalized over the years.
Due to the nature of the online environment, it is difficult to control the reproduction and distribution of illegal recordings. Because the spread is fast, by the time victims become aware of the damage, it is usually too late. Criminals use advanced technology and utilize new applications, platforms, and foreign servers, so we must recognize that individual-level countermeasures are impossible.
Gyeonggi Province launched the 'Digital Sex Crime Response Task Force' last year and enacted related ordinances, followed by establishing a dedicated team. This year, we opened a 'Victim One-Stop Support Center.' We have linked damage reports and counseling, video deletion, medical support, and legal consultation so that victims do not suffer additional pain during the case handling process.
In addition to this, the agreement reached today will strengthen the professionalism of legal support. Going forward, I will continue to make efforts to combat digital sex crimes by maximizing administrative capacity.