A man in his 30s, identified as a co-defendant in the 'Seoul National University N Room' case, was acquitted in the first trial.
According to the legal community on the 13th, the Seoul Central District Court (Criminal Division 22, Judge Ha Jin-woo) acquitted a man in his 30s on charges of violating the Special Act on the Punishment of Sexual Violence Crimes (editing and distributing false videos) on the same day.
The man was accused of producing and distributing fabricated images of four victims, in connection with the so-called Seoul National University N Room case, where graduates of Seoul National University created and distributed pornography targeting female alumni.
Initially, he received a non-prosecution decision from investigative agencies, but was referred to trial in December 2023 as the Seoul High Court upheld the victims' request for re-examination. He has reportedly been undergoing the trial while not in custody.
The court stated, "The evidence submitted by the prosecution alone does not infer that the man committed the alleged acts, and there is no credible evidence to acknowledge this," and ruled, "The case falls under the absence of proof of a crime, leading to an acquittal."
Meanwhile, the Seoul National University N Room case involves Park, Kang, and others, who are graduates of Seoul National University, creating and distributing illegal composites using photos of dozens of women, including 12 female alumni. The confirmed number of victims reached 61.
Park was sentenced to 10 years in prison in the first trial last October. He was also charged with possession of illegal footage and sexual exploitation material. Additionally, Kang and another co-defendant, Park, received sentences of 4 years and 5 years in prison, respectively, in the first trial.