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Justice nominee steps down over dubious stock gains

Lee You-jung, President Moon Jae-in’s pick for Constitutional Court justice, withdrew her nomination Friday over allegations of dubious gains from stock transactions. Lee has reaped 530 million won ($472,000) from trading a number of stocks listed on the Seoul bourse in the relatively short period of eight months, drawing suspicion she might have relied on insider information. In a statement, the lawyer and a law professor at Ewha Law School said she did not wish to burden President Moon and the Constitutional Court. “I categorically deny allegations that I somehow resorted to illicit means ...

Investigations | 2017-09-01 16:54

Man fined for editing Wikipedia to identify Moon as N. Korean politician

A South Korean man was sentenced to 4 million won ($3,564) in fines on Friday for writing in the online encyclopedia Wikipedia early this year that then leading presidential candidate Moon Jae-in is a North Korean politician. The 53-year-old head of a software development firm, identified by his surname Yang, edited Moon's Korean-language Wikipedia page in February, falsely identifying him as a politician of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, the North's official name.

Investigations | 2017-09-01 16:36

Top court nominee withdraws amid controversial equity investment

Constitutional Court justice designate Lee You-jung withdrew her nomination on Friday amid growing controversy over her equity investment, according to the Constitutional Court.

Investigations | 2017-09-01 11:30

Constitutional Court justice nominee accused of illegally trading stock

Rumors about teacher-student rape spread online

Police have begun investigating rumors concerning a female teacher charged with the statutory rape of a 12-year-old elementary student. According to the Gyeongnam Provincial Police Agency Wednesday, rumors about the 32-year-old teacher and her family have spread online. This includes false information about the offender’s name, educational background, family relations and the wrong picture. Police began investigating after receiving a complaint from a woman who had been falsely identified as the offender in the case. Photos of her face were spread on the internet, with people identifying her...

Investigations | 2017-08-31 17:02

Ex-cabin crew caught for fraudulent births

A woman was arrested for forging certificates to register the births of two children that never happened, police said Thursday. The 41-year-old former flight attendant, identified by her surname Ryu, faces charges of fraud and forgery, as she collected over 48 million won ($42,561) in child benefits from her employer and the government. According to the Gangnam Police Station...

Investigations | 2017-08-31 16:59

2 dead, 1 missing in ship collision off Pohang

Two men were killed and another went missing after a fishing boat collided with a barge in waters off Pohang on South Korea's southeastern coast Thursday, the Coast Guard said. Around 4:42 a.m., the 4.6-ton fishing boat collided with the 1,207-ton barge at the entrance of a port in the city of Pohang, causing the three fishermen on the boat to drown.

Investigations | 2017-08-31 14:20

Farmers seek to certify King's tea to attract overseas consumers

The southern rural county of Hadong, home to premium wild-crafted green tea also known as “King’s tea” for it had been a favorite of ancient monarchs, had rare foreign visitors earlier this month. On Aug. 2, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) delegation led by Chinese Academy of Sciences professor Min Quingwen arrived for a three-day visit there.

Investigations | 2017-08-31 13:52

Woman cuts off husband's penis

A woman has been arrested on charges of cutting off her husband’s penis while he was sleeping, police said Monday. According to Yeosu Police Station, the incident happened at an apartment in Yeosu, South Jeolla Province, at 11:58 p.m. on Saturday. The woman, 54, whose is unidentified, allegedly cut off the tip of the penis with a kitchen knife and flushed the flesh down the toilet.

Investigations | 2017-08-30 17:58

Ex-spy agency chief sentenced to 4 years

The Seoul High Court sentenced the nation’s former top spy agency chief to four years in prison Wednesday for orchestrating cyberwarfare to meddle in the 2012 presidential election. Former National Intelligence Service (NIS) chief Won Sei-hoon was imprisoned immediately after the ruling. Two former senior NIS officials indicted on the same charge were both sentenced to 30-mon...

Investigations | 2017-08-30 17:41

Female teacher arrested for having sex with 12 year-old student

A female teacher has been arrested for allegedly having sex with an elementary student. According to police and South Gyeongsang Province education office, the teacher, 32, had sex with a male student, 12, in the classroom and her vehicle. They had sex several times between June and early August by what the teacher claimed was mutual consent, police said. Having sex with a mi...

Investigations | 2017-08-30 15:57

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