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An unlicensed moneylender who coerced a borrower into sexual intercourse and used recorded footage to demand loan repayment has been indicted while in detention.

Seoul's Yeongdeungpo Police Station forwarded the suspect, identified only as A, a person in their 40s, to prosecutors last month on charges of violating the Credit Business Act and the Act on Special Cases Concerning the Punishment of Sexual Violence Crimes, Yonhap reported Tuesday.

A is accused of illegally pressuring the victim, also in their 40s, for repayment and coercing the victim into sexual intercourse.

A allegedly demanded sex in exchange for lending 5 million won ($3,690) and retained footage of the victim's body as purported collateral. The victim had turned to an unlicensed lender while trying to raise money for a daughter's medical treatment.

When interest payments fell behind, A allegedly offered to reduce the debt in exchange for sex again, then sent the footage to the victim's family members to pressure repayment.

Police launched an investigation after the victim filed a report. A largely admitted to the charges during police questioning.


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