South Korean Web Admin Arrested in Thailand Over Child Porn

Immigration police in Bangkok arrested a South Korean man who administered an illegal porn website and distributed child sexual abuse videos. The suspect, identified as Mr. Lee, had fled a Red Notice and was hiding in a luxury condo in Thonglor before being taken into custody for deportation. He confessed to running the site and distributing pornographic clips of girls under 16.

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Immigration Police (Bureau 1) apprehended the South Korean national, identified as Mr. Lee, who administered an illegal pornography website and had been distributing numerous obscene videos, including sexual content involving girls under the age of 16. After learning of a possible arrest, he fled to Thailand in March 2026, following which Korean authorities issued an arrest warrant and requested an Interpol Red Notice. Acting on a tip, police located him in a luxury condominium in the Thonglor area, revoked his permission to remain in the Kingdom, and arrested him. During questioning, he admitted to managing the illegal porn site in South Korea. He was then placed in the Immigration Detention Center pending deportation back to South Korea.

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