By Park Si-soo
A man who touched the toe of a sleeping woman has been jailed for sexual harassment.
The Seoul High Court on Wednesday sentenced the man, 28, identified only as Kim, to two years and six months in prison, upholding the guilty verdict of a lower court. The man was indicted in August on a charge of touching the toe of a woman who dozed off at a coffee shop late at night.
Kim's lawyer said his client touched the toe for only one or two seconds, which was too short for the women to feel shamed by the deed. But the court rejected the claim, saying any touch of a woman's body without her consent can constitute sexual harassment, regardless of the body part and period of time.
A man who touched the toe of a sleeping woman has been jailed for sexual harassment.
The Seoul High Court on Wednesday sentenced the man, 28, identified only as Kim, to two years and six months in prison, upholding the guilty verdict of a lower court. The man was indicted in August on a charge of touching the toe of a woman who dozed off at a coffee shop late at night.
Kim's lawyer said his client touched the toe for only one or two seconds, which was too short for the women to feel shamed by the deed. But the court rejected the claim, saying any touch of a woman's body without her consent can constitute sexual harassment, regardless of the body part and period of time.
