Rotten Mango #341: Korea’s Nth Room: 260k Men Paying to Violate, R*pe, and Torture Middle School Girls On Telegram
Mar 3, 2024
Journalists work to identify a girl in danger, while uncovering an international child abuse ring on Telegram. Middle school girls coerced into disturbing acts, facing online threats after exposing dark chat rooms. Doctor manipulates victims into degrading acts, with an unsettling fixation on a former teacher. Chilling insights into the doctor's manipulative tactics and the disturbing dynamics of exploitative chat rooms.
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SBS Receives Suicide Threat Video
- Producers at SBS received an anonymous video of a bound, masked girl threatening self-immolation if the Doctor's story aired.
- They had to identify her from tiny clues and scramble police protection to prevent a suicide.
Middle School Girls Forced To Lick Urine
- Two middle school girls were forced to kneel in a men's restroom and lick urine while smiling for the camera.
- The footage shows victims coerced to perform degrading acts under duress in school uniforms.
Telegram As An Open Criminal Marketplace
- Telegram functioned as an open-market ecosystem hosting sellers, resellers, and marketing rooms for illegal content.
- The podcast frames Gotham Room as a surface-web marketplace where buyers pick categories and join paid private chats.