A Korean YouTuber accused of spreading false claims that dozens of mutilated bodies were discovered in the country has been referred to prosecutors, police said Wednesday.
The Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency’s cyber investigation department said it sent a case involving a man in his 30s, identified only by his surname Cho, to prosecutors on Feb. 13 without detention on suspicion of violating the Framework Act on Telecommunications.
Police also requested a pre-indictment forfeiture order for $2,421 in alleged criminal proceeds earned from his YouTube channel.
Cho runs a YouTube channel targeting a Japanese audience and has about 960,000 subscribers. He is accused of posting a video on Oct. 22, 2025, claiming that 37 bodies consisting only of the lower halves had been discovered in Korea and that there were more than 150 undisclosed investigations.
The video also claimed that murder and organ exchange crimes have surged in Korea after the country allowed visa-free entry for Chinese nationals, police said.
Last November, Korea’s National Police Agency designated the video as a serious act harming national interest and ordered the Seoul police to investigate the case.
In a video posted to his channel Wednesday titled “The police investigation results are out,” Cho denied spreading fake news and said he merely discussed information and comments found online.
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