Man in 30s Admits to Hacking Accounts of 194 School Staff Under Pretext of PC Maintenance

A man in his 30s, identified as A, has admitted to charges of hacking into the accounts of school staff in the Busan area to leak photos and videos, and using them to create sexually explicit fake content. The suspect is currently standing trial.

The Busan District Court's 7th Criminal Division held the first trial hearing today (June 16) for A, who was indicted on charges including violations of the Information and Communications Network Act, violations of the Act on Special Cases Concerning the Punishment, etc. of Sexual Crimes, illegal filming, and the possession of child and adolescent sexual exploitation material and illegal footage.

A, an employee of a contracted IT maintenance firm, was indicted for accessing the KakaoTalk and Google Photos accounts of 194 school staff members in Busan between July 2021 and September of last year, while visiting schools for PC maintenance duties. During this period, he allegedly downloaded approximately 220,000 photos and videos.

He is also accused of using the downloaded photos and videos to produce 20 deepfake images and videos featuring exposed body parts.

Furthermore, A faces charges of illegally filming upskirt images of school staff 45 times, and possessing a total of 533 files, including child and adolescent sexual exploitation material and illegal footage of sexual acts, on his personal computer.

A's legal counsel admitted to the charges and requested a continuation of the trial to attempt to reach a settlement with the victims. The court accepted the request and scheduled another hearing for July 14.

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