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A South Korean court has thrown out a extradiction request made by the united states in a case against the administrator of a child porn website that was hosted on tor.

Jong Woo Son, 24, was found guilty of operating an onion service by a Korean court where he “monetize[d] child exploitation videos using bitcoin” the website was called called “Welcome to Video.”  Son was sentenced to 18 months in prison for his role as the administrator of the site. The sentence was completed in April 2020.

Son remained in custody at the completion of his sentence and was waiting for his extradiction hearing. A district of columbia court charged Son with money laundering and child pornography crimes.

Human rights groups called for Son’s extradiction to Korea and his father tried to prevent extradiction by filing charges against Son.

In a statement the court said “The decision should not be interpreted as exonerating him. Son should actively cooperate with the investigation and face proper punishment.”

The website was operated from 2015 to 2018, Son received 420 bitcoins in that time, and he was found after an IP leak lead investigators to his home.