The National Bureau of Investigation-Cebu District Office disclosed on Thursday that its operatives arrested two Korean nationals who were allegedly running a pornography livestream in Barangay Mactan, Lapu-Lapu City.

NBI-CebDO agent-in-charge Arnel Pura told DAILY TRIBUNE that they conducted an entrapment operation to apprehend the suspects last Sunday based on information they received from a reliable source regarding the alleged illegal activity.

The suspects were identified as Tae Young Han and Yunyeong Kim, who arrived in Cebu last 17 September.

NBI operatives caught the two in the act during their live stream or broadcast of the video as they rescued the 19-year-old Filipina and recovered during the operation were computers, smartphones and sex toys allegedly used by the suspects during their live sex shows.

Pura said Kim would engage in the sexual activities with their Filipina victims while Han would record it for livestreaming on an exclusive Korean application with paid subscriptions called Popkon TV.

He added that they are still in the process of identifying whether the two Koreans are part of a larger group involved in the illegal business.

Reports said that the sexual activity took place inside a condominium unit which was rented in Barangay Mactan and Pura said that ages of the victims range from legal to minor.

NBI Senior Agent Nino Rodriquez, on the other hand, revealed that the teenage victim confessed to accepting the suspects' offer as she desperately needed money but unaware that the suspects had recorded it.

He said victims are paid P5,000 after each show.

The 19-year-old Filipina is currently under custody of the Department of Social Welfare and Development in Region 7 and is expected to submit a statement on the incident.