[2][3][4] A number of its members admitted to being involved in crimes, including the drugging and sexual assault of a male Australian child.

[13] Others show extreme hatred towards gay and transgender people;[14][13] for this reason, WOMAD has been called "Korean-style TERFs".

[17] It was embroiled in a number of accusations for mocking Korean War veterans, the Catholic Church, and labor rights activists.

Following such incidents, critics lambasted WOMAD as a "hateful website that is aggravating conflict and division of society" among South Koreans.

[6] WOMAD members showed support for the writer, leaving comments saying that they would pay to watch the videos of the sexual assault.

News of the post quickly spread online and a petition was started on Cheong Wa Dae’s bulletin board requesting that the person responsible be caught.

[23] On November 20, 2017, a 27-year-old Korean woman identified as "Areum Lee" was arrested by the Australian Federal Police in Darwin, Northern Territory in relation to the incident.

[27] WOMAD members actively defended her, claimed that Areum Lee was innocent and conducted an online fundraiser for her lawyer appointment.