A cafe owner accused of luring and raping minors by serving them alcohol at a cafe the owner runs was sent to prosecutors in custody.
The Gwanak Police Station in Seoul said on the 5th that on the 10th of last month it referred a man in his 40s, identified as A, in custody on charges including violations of the Act on the Protection of Children and Juveniles Against Sexual Abuse, the Act on the Punishment of Sexual Crimes, and the Child Welfare Act.
A is accused of raping five minors lured with alcohol from January to October last year at a cafe and residence the owner operates in Gwanak District, Seoul.
In a police investigation, A denied the charges, but the National Forensic Service found A's DNA on the victims' bodies. A was then arrested by police on the 4th of last month.
Police also found indications during the investigation that A collected the minors' iris data without consent and signed them up for "Worldcoin," and are currently investigating.
Worldcoin is a biometric authentication–based virtual asset that Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, was involved in founding. It scans iris data to create a "World ID," after which coins are distributed at set intervals.
A installed an iris scanner in the cafe and lured minors by saying, "If you do iris recognition, I will pay you."