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Wed, January 29, 2020 | 23:14
Singer undergoes questioning on sexual assault allegation
Singer undergoes questioning on sexual assault allegation
Southern Seoul Police interrogated singer Kim Gun-mo, Wednesday, over an allegation that he sexually assaulted a hostess bar employee in August 2016.
Kim Se-jeong | 2020-01-15 17:12
Sex, lies and video threats: Beware of 'sextortion'
Sex, lies and video threats: Beware of 'sextortion'
It was supposed to be just a short, fun game - until it turned into a never-ending nightmare. A nice-looking woman online persuaded a man to take off his clothes and perform sexual acts in front of the webcam. So he did, only to realize in a few seconds that he had made a huge mistake. The woman then threatened to share the footage with his family and friends unless he sent h...
Jung Min-ho | 2020-01-15 15:41
Moon vows to speed up prosecution reform
Moon vows to speed up prosecution reform
President Moon Jae-in sided with Justice Minister Choo Mi-ae, Tuesday, who has been engaged in a high-profile dispute with Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-youl, showing his determination to accelerate prosecutorial reform.
Kim Se-jeong | 2020-01-14 17:32
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Court to retry 1988 murder case as convicted man claims innocence
Court to retry 1988 murder case as convicted man claims innocence
A South Korean court on Tuesday confirmed a plan to open a retrial of a 1988 rape and murder case following developments that indicated an innocent man may have been wrongly convicted. Investigators at the district prosecutors office in Suwon, south of Seoul, argued their probe found that a 53-year-old man, surnamed Yoon, could have been mistakenly charged for committing one ...
2020-01-14 12:16
Court denies arrest warrant for Seungri
Court denies arrest warrant for Seungri
A Seoul court on Monday again denied an arrest warrant for Seungri, the disgraced former Bigbang member accused of overseas gambling and procuring prostitutes for investors. Following a two-and-a-half hour hearing, the Seoul Central District Court dismissed the prosecution's request to detain Seungri, who was at the center of a major sex and drug scandal that roiled the K-pop...
2020-01-13 23:16
Judgement day for Seungri
Judgement day for Seungri
Former Big Bang member Seungri walks out of Seoul Central District Court in southern Seoul, Monday, after an arrest warrant hearing on charges of employing prostitutes and overseas gambling filed against him. Seungri was also the owner of the Burning Sun nightclub where sexual assaults and the persistent use of a rape drug were reported by local media. / Yonhap
2020-01-13 16:43
Untouched yet ruined: Toll of Korea spycam epidemic
Untouched yet ruined: Toll of Korea spycam epidemic
The wedding hall was booked and home furnishing all bought but the bride - one of thousands of women to fall victim to an epidemic of high-tech voyeurism in South Korea - is not here. Lee Yu-jung took her own life after a colleague secretly filmed her in the changing room of the hospital where they both worked, the country's first reported 'spycam' death.
2020-01-13 10:24
Police to seek Interpol help in YouTube assault case
Police to seek Interpol help in YouTube assault case
Police will seek international cooperation from Interpol in its investigation into the recent assault of a popular YouTube broadcaster, as one of the key suspects has fled to Australia via Hong Kong, officials said Sunday.
Jun Ji-hye | 2020-01-12 17:04
Women's groups decry top court decision on #MeToo case
Women's groups decry top court decision on #MeToo case
Women's rights groups in Korea condemned the top court's decision to revoke a lower court ruling that jailed a senior prosecutor in a high-profile #MeToo case.
Lee Suh-yoon | 2020-01-10 18:42
Korean gets one-year jail term for beating Japanese woman
Korean gets one-year jail term for beating Japanese woman
A South Korean man was sentenced to one year in prison on Friday for insulting and beating a Japanese woman in Seoul last August.
2020-01-10 15:01
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