Photos and names of men who have been identified as perpetrators of the ‘group rape of middle school girls in Miryang’ case are spreading online. /News1,
, ‘A YouTuber who has been exposing the identities of perpetrators in the ‘Miryang group rape case’ stated that they have received tips from several perpetrators exposing each other.’,
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, ‘On the 4th, the operator of the YouTube channel ‘Narak Storage’ announced through community comments, “The Miryang case perpetrators are currently tipping me ‘each other,'”
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, ‘He said to the perpetrators, “Don’t apologize to me, but apologize to the victims.” He is believed to have added this statement when the perpetrators contacted him to report the identities of others involved in the crime and to convey the meaning of the apology.’,
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, ‘Since the 1st, this YouTuber has been disclosing the identities of the Miryang group rape perpetrators based on the contents of the tips email. When the real names and workplaces of those identified as perpetrators in this case were exposed, some even faced dismissal from their jobs.’,
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, ‘Concerns have been raised that this could be a secondary harm to the victims. In response, the YouTuber stated, “I have exchanged direct emails with the victims and the conversation has concluded in favor of revealing all 44 names.” He also mentioned that there are netizens spreading the identities of those suspected perpetrators and urged for fact-checking before further dissemination.’,
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, ‘Meanwhile, the Miryang case refers to an incident that occurred in Miryang, Gyeongsangnam-do in 2004. At that time, 44 male students collectively raped a female middle school student for a year. It was reported that the perpetrators also filmed the situation during the crime and threatened the victim with ‘we will distribute it if you report.’ The perpetrators were born between 1986 and 1988, and were high school students at the time of the crime. However, none of the perpetrators faced criminal punishment.’,
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