Law & Crime

Bar owners won't be penalized for being tricked into selling alcohol to minors

Owners of bars, pubs and other adult-only businesses will not be penalized for being tricked into selling to minors after the revision of related laws, which will come into force within six months.

Oct 21, 2024By Jung Min-ho

Bar owners won't be penalized for being tricked into selling alcohol to minors

Korea faces staff shortage in battle against deepfake sexual exploitation crisis

Korea is facing a critical shortage of staff to address the growing problem of deepfake sexual exploitation content.

Oct 20, 2024By Lee Hae-rin

Korea faces staff shortage in battle against deepfake sexual exploitation crisis

Court of appeals increases prison term for SK hynix subcontractor in tech leak case

A court of appeals on Friday increased the prison term for an executive of an SK hynix subcontractor accused of involvement in a technology leak case to one and a half.

Oct 18, 2024By Yonhap

Court of appeals increases prison term for SK hynix subcontractor in tech leak case

Moon's daughter appears before police for questioning over alleged drunk driving

Former President Moon Jae-in's daughter appeared before police Friday for questioning over her alleged drunk driving, officials said.

Oct 18, 2024By Yonhap

Moon's daughter appears before police for questioning over alleged drunk driving

Top court upholds 28-year term for husband who killed wife on fishing trip

The Supreme Court upheld a 28-year prison sentence, Thursday, for a man in his 30s who was put on trial for killing his wife by throwing her into the sea and hurling stones at her during a fishing trip.

Oct 18, 2024By KTimes

Top court upholds 28-year term for husband who killed wife on fishing trip

Assault against 'feminist' for short hair recognized as first misogyny-based crime

A 24-year-old man who assaulted a female convenience store clerk in the southeastern city of Jinju last year, calling her a "feminist" due to her short hair, has been sentenced to three years in prison in his appeal trial.

Oct 17, 2024By KTimes

Assault against 'feminist' for short hair recognized as first misogyny-based crime

Court orders state compensation to sex worker for photographing her naked body during crackdown

A Seoul court on Thursday ordered the state to pay 8 million won ($5,839) in compensation to a sex worker whose naked body was photographed by a police officer during a crackdown on sex trafficking crimes.

Oct 17, 2024By Yonhap

Court orders state compensation to sex worker for photographing her naked body during crackdown

Ex-Seoul police chief acquitted over Itaewon crowd crush

A Seoul court on Thursday acquitted a former head of the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency (SMPA) over the deadly 2022 Halloween crowd crush, citing lack of evidence linking his professional negligence to the tragedy.

Oct 17, 2024By Yonhap

Ex-Seoul police chief acquitted over Itaewon crowd crush

Korea sees illegal online gambling cases triple in just four years

Following comedian Lee Jin-ho's confession to illegal online gambling, reports of such activities have nearly tripled over the past four years, according to government data released Wednesday.

Oct 16, 2024By Lee Hae-rin

Korea sees illegal online gambling cases triple in just four years

Police nab 474 suspects over deepfake sex crimes; 80% teens

Police have rounded up 474 people connected to deepfake sex crimes so far this year, the National Police Agency (NPA) said Wednesday.

Oct 16, 2024By Yonhap

Police nab 474 suspects over deepfake sex crimes; 80% teens

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