Korean men who fled to the Philippines, leaving their children behind... After their faces were made public, they started receiving calls (Korea)

Fathers who abandoned their children, known as "kopinos," born between Korean men and local Filipino women, and fled the country have begun contacting the authorities after their faces were made public.
Currently, the number of Kopino is estimated to be around 50,000. On the 2nd, Koo Bong-chan, an activist from the civic group "People who solve child support" (formerly known as Bad Fathers), posted on his SNS, "
After the news of Lipin's single mother's search for her father was reported, Kopino's father, who had cut off all contact for several years, began contacting her single mother."
On the 27th of last month, Ku said, "Starting today, I started receiving contact from 'Kopino Mama' in the Philippines," and "My father, who fled seven years ago, suddenly contacted me.
"It seems that when an article about 'looking for the father' came out, 'children's dads' who were afraid their faces would be made public started to react," he explained.
"I hope the father of this child will contact me," he added.
The face of Noh's father has also been revealed. Since last month, Koo has been revealing the faces of Kopino and her Korean father one after another on social media. On the 23rd and 25th, he posted, "My daughter was born in 2010, and my son was born in 2014."
"I am searching for my father, who left for South Korea despite having a son who was killed in 2018 and a daughter who was born in 2018," he wrote, adding, "I will not back down even if it constitutes defamation."
Regarding the reason for revealing the faces of his fathers, Ku said, "In order to find his father, his passport number and Korean mobile phone number are needed, but when he lived with his father, he intentionally left them out.
"Therefore, disclosing their faces is the 'last resort,'" he said. During this process, Ku also mentioned the case of a father who lied and said his place of residence was "Pyongyang."
While studying language in the Philippines, he fathered a child with a local woman and fled, but reportedly said he was living in Pyongyang, North Korea.
However, he threatened that "this is an invasion of private life and defamation of facts."
Ku, who said he had received sexual messages, said, "After consulting with a lawyer, I learned that defamation by alleging facts can be found guilty or not guilty depending on the judge's decision," and he was concerned about his future.
Previously, Koo had been running "Bad Fathers" since 2018, and had caused social controversy by revealing the identities of parents who had not paid child support.
Although he was indicted on charges of defamation under the Communications Network Act, a suspended sentence of a fine of 1 million won (approximately 100,000 yen) was finalized in January last year.