Defendant

A Imprisonment with prison labor for one year and for a fine of ten million won, and Defendant B shall be punished by imprisonment for six months.

Defendant

A above.

Punishment of the crime

The Defendants conspired with F, G, and H to operate a commercial sex business establishment at the 1st floor above the 1st floor of the Dobong-gu Seoul Metropolitan Government I Building. Defendant A was in charge of the overall operation and management of the said establishment, and Defendant B was in charge of the employment of female employees of Thailand, the settlement of profits from commercial sex acts, and the monthly salary management for other employees, while lodging in the said establishment, Defendant B was in charge of preparing an advertisement for public relations of the establishment, correcting an employee program of Thailand, the reservation management of customers, and guidance on guest rooms.

1. Defendant A violated the Act on the Punishment of Acts, Including Arrangement of Commercial Sex Acts by the Defendants (mediation of commercial sex acts) from early October 2017 to early May 28, 2018, Defendant B received KRW 150,00 for each course of study from around November 2017 to around May 28, 2018, Defendant A, at “J” on the first floor of “Seoul Dobong-gu Seoul Metropolitan Government I Building,” Defendant A, who employs “K (Ga name: L),” “M (Ga name: N),” and “O(P,” etc. as women of commercial sex acts; Defendant B, who advertised the said place of business as “ Q, R, S, T, U,V, and W,” which is the Internet sex trafficking site, entered the said place of business for commercial sex acts; Defendant B received 80,000 won from unspecified male customers, who had such contact with them, and had them purchase the said place of female guest room to offer guidance to the said male guest room to the said female guest room.

Accordingly, the Defendants conspired with F, G, and H to arrange commercial sex acts.

2. If a foreigner violating the Immigration Control Act intends to find a job in the Republic of Korea, he/she shall obtain the status of sojourn eligible for employment activities, as prescribed by Presidential Decree, and no person shall employ any person who has no status of sojourn;

Nevertheless, Defendant A does not legally have the status of stay in Korea after the lapse of the period of stay for tourism visa from May 2018 to May 28, 2018.