"Intensive Crackdown on Illegal Adult PC Rooms: Reports, Photos, and Notes Documenting Disorderly Conduct"

387 Cases Uncovered in Three-Week Intensive Crackdown

The police have blocked "loophole business operations" by conducting three weeks of intensive crackdowns on illegal adult PC rooms.

The National Police Agency announced on September 20 that it had raided 387 illegal adult PC rooms over a three-week period from August 24 to September 11, resulting in the arrest of seven people—including the operators and masterminds. The agency established a collaborative framework with the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, the Game Rating and Administration Committee, and local governments, notifying local authorities of 607 breaches such as facility standard violations.

Customer management ledger found at an illegal adult PC bang raided by Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency. Photo by the Police Agency

The crackdown focused on preventing illegal business practices such as resuming operations under a new name or after "voluntary closure." The results mark an increase of more than 22% compared to the previous year. The police assessed that close inter-agency cooperation produced meaningful results. The amount seized or preserved prior to indictment rose from 60 million won to 5.2 billion won, while the amount of tax data reported to the National Tax Service surged from 5.8 billion won last year to 41.6 billion won.

This intensive crackdown was the first implemented since the introduction of the fast-track procedure for prompt crackdown and administrative dispositions between central and local governments. To eliminate circumvention tactics such as voluntary closures or name changes that occurred between crackdowns and administrative actions, advance notifications were expedited. The time required to begin administrative action was significantly shortened from the conventional 42.2 days to 6.2 days.

An illegal adult PC cafe raided by the Gyeonggi Nambu Provincial Police Agency. Police Agency

Beyond recovering criminal proceeds, the police also prioritized dismantling the business base of illegal adult PC rooms by blocking access to their websites. By shutting down seven illegal websites, they blocked further attempts to reopen. In consultation with the Game Rating and Administration Committee since September 11, they agreed to reduce the website blocking process from more than 20 days to within 5 days.

Kim Youngkeun, Director of the Crime Prevention and Response Bureau at the National Police Agency, said, "These achievements reflect proactive administration delivered by cooperation between central and local governments to minimize harm to citizens caused by illegal adult PC rooms. We will continue to strengthen collaboration with relevant agencies while also striving to create an environment where we can focus further on crackdowns and investigations."

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