South Korea Court Rejects US Extradition Request for Child Porn Network Operator

The South Korean grand courtroom inside the Constitutional Court in Seoul, 19 March 2004. Jung Yeon-Je/AFP via Getty Images

SEOUL—A South Korean court on Monday refused an extradition request by U.S. law enforcement authorities for a man convicted of running a South Korea-based dark web child pornography site that sold videos for digital cash around the world.

The man, Son Jong-woo, the site’s operator, completed an 18-month sentence for violating South Korean child protection and information laws in April but has remained in custody after he was also indicted on U.S. federal charges in Washington.