Sex Trafficking2007
South Korea KR
3 adults forced a 14-yr old runaway into prostitution, forcing her to have sex with over 800 males. The child was locked in a hotel room for 6 months and forced to perform sexual acts on more than 5 males a day. The traffickers charged 100,000 to 200,000 KRW to each male, making over 120 milion KRW from the child The child did not get any of the money. The three people beat her up and burned the back of her hand with cigarettes whenever she begged them to let her go home, according to the police. The police were able to arrest the perpetrators when they tried to kidnap the victim after she escaped her captors.
Sex Trafficking2004
South Korea KR
One woman ran away, and the club owners contacted her mother, asking her to "pay for damages" and threatening to prosecute the girl for breach of contract. The mother contacted the Filipino Migrants Catholic Church in Seoul, which helped her complain to the South Korean police. That night, the police raided the clubs.
Sex Trafficking2010
South Korea KR
18 yr old female child (Korea constitutes a minor as 19yrs and younger) forced into prostitution by traffickers. The exact details of intervention are not clear in the article.