NBI arrests S Korean man, rescues 12 from sex trafficking

A South Korean national named Shin Ki Jung was arrested by the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) along with his accomplices in Angeles City on March 6.

Twelve women, including five minors, were rescued from a sex trafficking operation at a local club in Pampanga.

The NBI coordinated with the Human Trafficking Division and Philippine National Police to conduct the raid based on a complaint filed by one of the victims' husbands.

Shin was charged under Republic Act No. 11862, the Expanded Anti-Trafficking in Persons Act, and RA 7610, the Special Protection of Children Against Abuse, Exploitation, and Discrimination Act.

The investigation revealed that Shin recruited women to work as performers in Korea but instead exploited them at a club in Angeles City for prostitution activities involving foreign nationals.