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North Korean defector-author accused of raping female defector

A screen capture from “Straight” from MBC Courtesy of MBCBy Park Ji-wonJang Jin-sung, a famous North Korean defector and author, was accused of rape by a female defector. She claimed that Jang, widely known for his award-winning book “Dear Leader: My Escape from North Korea,” raped her four times in 2016 and made her perform sexual favors for the rich over the last five years.Jang denied the allegations through statements issued on social media.On the 118th episode of MBC's “Straight” released Sunday, Seung Sul-hyang, the female defector, said that “Jang asked me to have sex with him, threatening me with my naked photos … Whenever he wanted to have sex, (he) contacted me. He was like a beast … I wanted to kill myself.”Jang, the publisher of “New Focus,” an online newspaper for North Korean defectors, defected to the South in 2004. He is known to have graduated from Kim Il-sung University, the top university in North Korea, and served as an officer at the United Front Department, which is in charge of affairs re

Jan 25, 2021By Park Ji-won
North Korean defector-author accused of raping female defector

Court allows imports of life-size sex dolls

In this Oct. 18, 2019, file photo, a life-size sex doll is seen at the National Assembly during a parliamentary inspection. Korea Times fileA Seoul court has allowed the import of life-size dolls, saying such sex toys for personal use do not corrupt public morals.According to the Seoul Administrative Court on Monday, it has recently overturned a decision by Gimpo International Airport's customs office to block the import of a mannequin.In January 2020, a local company tried to import one sex doll from China through the airport in Gimpo, western Seoul. But the gateway's customs authorities put the entry on hold, saying that the material would harm public morals.It took legal action against the decision as its petition to the Korea Customs Service has been shelved."We don't see this item as explicitly depicting body parts or sexual conduct that it gravely damages or distorts human dignity," the administrative court said in its ruling. "It is not an example of materials that corrupt public morals."It said sex toys are used in a personal area and the state should not interfere with one's

Jan 25, 2021
Court allows imports of life-size sex dolls

Owners of fierce dogs required to have insurance policy from next month

Rottweiler / GettyimagesbankSouth Korea's agriculture ministry said Monday owners of fierce dogs are obligated to have insurance packages starting next month, in line with the country's efforts to protect people from related incidents.The measure will go into effect on Feb. 12, according to the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs.The move is aimed at helping victims of fierce dog-related incidents promptly receive compensation.The country categorizes Tosas, American pit bull terriers, American Staffordshire terriers, Staffordshire bull terriers, rottweilers and other related mixed breeds as fierce dogs.The insurance packages will compensate victims up to 80 million won (US$72,400) for deaths or permanent injuries caused by fierce dogs.The annual insurance fee is estimated at around 15,000 won per dog.Those who fail to comply with the new regulation will be slapped with a fine of up to 3 million won. In 2019, South Korea rolled out a set of measures to better protect people from dogs with aggressive traits.Owners of dogs who have caused deaths by failing to comply with rul

Jan 25, 2021
Owners of fierce dogs required to have insurance policy from next month

Man gets suspended prison sentence for attacking bus driver

GettyimagesbankA local court has sentenced a man to a suspended prison term for assaulting a bus driver who asked him to properly wear his face mask amid the coronavirus pandemic.The Cheongju District Court said Sunday the 54-year-old was sentenced to one year in prison, suspended for two years, and ordered to complete 80 hours of community service on charges of assault.The man boarded a bus in Cheongju, some 140 kilometers south of Seoul, on July 15 and was asked by the 37-year-old driver to correctly wear his mask, which was resting on his chin.The defendant shoved the driver several times, threatened to punch him, and then got off the bus and ran. When the driver went after him, he assaulted him and caused injuries that took two weeks to heal."This calls for stern punishment because the nature of the crime is very bad in that (the defendant) assaulted and inflicted injuries on a bus driver simply for asking him to correctly wear his mask," Judge Lee Dong-ho said in his ruling.Since May, the government has allowed bus and taxi drivers to deny rides to passengers who do not wear mas

Jan 25, 2021
Man gets suspended prison sentence for attacking bus driver

Samsung heir Lee won't appeal ruling in bribery case

Samsung Electronics Vice Chairman Lee Jae-yong arrives at the Seoul High Court in Seoul, Monday, Jan. 18, 2021. APSamsung heir Lee Jae-yong will not appeal last week's appeals court ruling that sentenced him to 2 1/2 years in prison in a retrial of a high-profile bribery case, his lawyer said Monday.Last Monday, the Seoul High Court handed down the verdict to the vice chairman of Samsung Electronics Co. for bribing former President Park Geun-hye and her longtime friend, Choi Soon-sil, to win government support for a smooth father-to-son transfer of managerial power at Samsung. Lee was sent back to prison after the sentencing.His lawyer Lee In-jae said his client respected the court ruling and decided not to take further legal action.Monday is the deadline for an appeal. The prosecutors said they were reviewing whether to appeal the decision. If they decide not to, by the end of the day, the court verdict will be finalized.The 52-year-old Lee was charged in February 2017 with giving 29.8 billion won (US$27.4 million) worth of bribes and promising to give more. In 2017, he was sentence

Jan 25, 2021
Samsung heir Lee won't appeal ruling in bribery case

Online petitions call for tougher regulations on reckless city bus drivers

A petition filed on the Cheong Wa Dae website urges tougher regulations on reckless bus driving. / Captured from Cheong Wa Dae websiteBy Bahk Eun-jiCalls are growing for tougher regulations on reckless city bus drivers and better education on driving safely, following several accidents that have left passengers dead or severely injured, including being paralyzed.The reaction follows several incidents in which passengers died or were paralyzed due to either reckless driving or a failure to observe safety rules by city bus drivers. A petition was filed on the Cheong Wa Dae website, Thursday, calling for a revision to related laws on bus driving safety, and as of Sunday has attracted more than 11,000 signatures.The petitioner, who identified himself as being in his 20s, said a city bus accelerated as soon as he boarded, throwing off balance and leaving him severely bruised as he was unable to grab an overhead strap.“Most bus drivers seem to drive without considering the safety of their passengers. They accelerate suddenly, stop abruptly and press the close button to shut doors eve

Jan 24, 2021By Bahk Eun-ji
Online petitions call for tougher regulations on reckless city bus drivers

Man gets jail sentence for attacking subway passengers over face mask dispute

A local court on Friday sentenced a man to 20 months in prison for attacking passengers on the subway after he was asked to wear a face mask, on Aug. 27, 2020. / Screen captured from YouTube By Lee Hyo-jin A local court has sentenced a man to 20 months in prison for attacking other passengers on the subway after he was asked to wear a face mask.The Seoul Southern District Court handed down the ruling, Friday, to the 58-year-old man who was convicted of physical and verbal assault. The crime took place on Seoul's subway line 2 near Dangsan station around 7:25 a.m., Aug. 27, 2020. After a nearby passenger called out to the man, who was talking loudly without a mask, and asked him to wear one, he began to attack the passenger. The man slapped the victim's face with his slipper multiple times, and attempted to strangle another passenger who tried to intervene in the physical conflict. The victims were left with injuries requiring three weeks of medical treatment. A vid

Jan 22, 2021By Lee Hyo-jin
Man gets jail sentence for attacking subway passengers over face mask dispute

Woman gets suspended jail term for assaulting mother-in-law

gettyimagesbank By Jun Ji-hyeA 56-year-old woman has been sentenced to a suspended prison term for assaulting her 89-year-old mother-in-law after discovering her husband had recently had sex with a prostitute while overseas.According to judiciary officials, Friday, the Daejeon District Court sentenced the woman to two-and-a-half years in prison, suspended for three years, for the attack, Thursday. She was also sentenced to 80 hours of community service.The woman was brought to trial for pulling her mother-in-law's hair, throwing her to the ground and spitting in her face on April 13, 2019.The assailant did so in a fit of anger after she learned that she had contracted a sexually transmitted disease from her husband who had had unprotected sex with the prostitute.While assaulting the mother-in-law, the assailant reportedly said “You deserve punishment because you raised your son wrong.”The 56-year-old also made a video call to her husband to show him the scene in whi

Jan 22, 2021By Jun Ji-hye
Woman gets suspended jail term for assaulting mother-in-law

Former triathlon team therapist sentenced to 8 years in prison in abuse case

Former Gyeongju city government's triathlon team therapist Ahn Joo-hyeon enters Daegu District Court in July 2020 for hearing on arrest warrant for charges of extorting over 200 million won from his athletes for the sake of medical treatment and verbally and physically abusing several athletes and sexually harassing some female teammates. YonhapA former physical therapist of a municipal triathlon team was sentenced to eight years in prison on Friday for sexually and physically abusing an athlete who took her own life last year.The Daegu District Court handed down an eight-year prison term and a fine of 10 million won (US$9,090) to Ahn Joo-hyeon, a former therapist of the Gyeongju city government's triathlon team, on charges of fraud, sexual and physical assault, and violation of the Medical Service Act. The court also banned Ahn from working with children, youths and disabled people for seven years and ordered him to complete 80 hours of sexual offender treatment. His identity and crimes were also ordered to be made public for seven years.Ahn was indicted in August of last year for e

Jan 22, 2021
Former triathlon team therapist sentenced to 8 years in prison in abuse case

Former short track coach jailed for sexual assault of Olympic athlete

Cho Jae-beomA former national short track speed skating coach was sentenced to 10 1/2 years in prison on Thursday on charges of sexually assaulting Olympic champion Shim Suk-hee.The Suwon District Court convicted Cho Jae-beom of violating the Act on the Protection of Children and Juveniles against Sexual Abuse, saying his act is highly condemnable. Cho is accused of assaulting Shim for about three years until a few months before the country hosted the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympics. The court also ordered him to complete 200 hours of sexual offender treatment while banning him from working with children, youths and disabled people for seven years.Suwon is located about 45 kilometers south of Seoul.Cho was indicted in 2019 for allegations of sexually assaulting Shim on 30 different occasions at the Taereung National Training Center in northeastern Seoul, an ice rink at Korea National Sport University in southeastern Seoul, and five other places from August 2014 to December 2017. Shim, one of the country's most prominent winter sports athletes, was only 17 years old when she first be

Jan 21, 2021
Former short track coach jailed for sexual assault of Olympic athlete
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