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Young woman fined for throwing water bottle at older man scolding her 'public love affair'

By Park Si-soo A young woman has been fined 1 million won ($895) for throwing a water bottle at a mid-aged man who scolded her “love affair” with her boyfriend at a restaurant. Ulsan District Court made the ruling on Tuesday, finding the accused, 20, guilty of injuring the 40-something man. According to court documents, the woman abused the man and threw a plastic water bottle at him at a restaurant in Ulsan in December after he criticized her for lying on her boyfriend's lap.“The accused verbally attacked the man who is 20 years older than her. Above all, she was not cooperative during the investigation and didn't appear at a court hearing,” Judge Song Young-seung wrote in a ruling statement, explaining why the fine was higher than the 700,000 won sought by the prosecution.

Aug 21, 2018
Young woman fined for throwing water bottle at older man scolding her 'public love affair'

Drunk man bites off police officer's ear

By Jung Hae-myoungA man wanted for tax dodging bit off a part of a police officer's ear, Gyeongsan police said Monday.The man, 24, was drunk and knocked on the door of a house. A neighbor called police.The man then bit the officer's ear while being placed in a police car. The injured officer needed with 10 stitches. The man faces charges of resisting arrest and injuring a police officer.

Aug 21, 2018
Drunk man bites off police officer's ear

Police warn of 'virtual kidnapping' scam

With social media, scammers know about you far more than you think. YonhapBy Jung Min-hoPolice are warning against “virtual kidnappers,” who swindle money out of parents by calling them and pretending to have kidnapped their children.The scam is decades-old but has become far more sophisticated thanks to social media, where scammers can gather up-to-date information about their targets.The scam begins with a phone call, which usually involves the (fake) voice of the parents' son or daughter. The “kidnapper,” who has detailed information about their loved one, threatens them and demands money. The parents panic and send the money.On Friday, a woman, 48, identified only as A, received a phone call from her “daughter,” who told her that she had been kidnapped in Peru and one of her friends had already been killed.According to the Namyangju Police Station Tuesday, the scammer knew that the daughter, 26, was traveling in the country with three others. He also knew their sensitive information, including their itinerary. The man told the mother to send hi

Aug 21, 2018
Police warn of 'virtual kidnapping' scam

Gunman fires shotgun, kills 2

An elderly man armed with a shotgun opened fire at a township office Tuesday, killing two officials, police said.The 77-year-old man, surnamed Kim, entered the Socheonmyeon township office in Bonghwa County, some 190 kilometers southeast of Seoul, around 9:30 a.m. and fired the gun. Two township officials, aged 47 and 38, respectively, were wounded in the shoulder and the chest.They were taken by helicopter to a hospital, but both died later, police said.Kim was overpowered by other officials and residents, and handed over to police.Before coming to the township office, police said, Kim shot a villager at a Buddhist temple some 3.8 km away. The villager was wounded in the shoulder and was taken to a hospital, but the injury is not life-threatening, police said."We've detained the suspect. The suspect took out the shotgun from a police substation, citing a need to hunt harmful birds and animals," a police official said, referring to the firearms control system in which owners must keep firearms at police stations and take them out only when necessary.The shotgun was officially registe

Aug 21, 2018
Gunman fires shotgun, kills 2

Syrian being tried in first case under anti-terrorism law

A person who recruits for a terror group can be jailed for up to five years. YonhapBy Jung Hae-myoung A Syrian man is being tried in the first case under the anti-terrorism law enacted in 2016, Incheon District Court said Monday.A second hearing was held Monday behind closed doors to prevent details being revealed during the ongoing probe and to protect identities. The man, 33, is accused of showing ISIS propaganda video tapes to Iraqi workers in a junkyard at Pyeongtaek, Gyeonggi province. ISIS, also known as Daesh, is internationally designated as a terrorist organization that follows the fundamentalist doctrine of Sunni Islam. He is also accused of recruiting for ISIS through Facebook. His phone records showed he was an active member of the organization. A person who recruits for a terrorist group can be jailed for up to five years.

Aug 21, 2018
Syrian being tried in first case under anti-terrorism law

Debate rises over changing South Korea's sexual abuse laws

Protestors march near Gwanghwamun Square, downtown Seoul, Saturday, in a rally to criticize a local court's acquitting former South Chungcheong Province Governor An Hee-Jung on rape charges. / Korea Times photo by Park Ji-wonBy Lee Suh-yoonThe recent not-guilty verdict given to former South Chungcheong Province Governor An Hee-jung over his rape charges has caused controversy over whether the nation's laws on sexual offenses need to be changed.The row surfaced after the Seoul Western District Court ruled last week An was not guilty, citing “insufficient evidence,” in the highest-profile #MeToo case here. He was indicted for sexually assaulting his former secretary Kim Ji-eun over four times and sexually harassing her many more times.In giving the verdict in favor of An, the court said, “This incident happened between two mature adults capable of good judgment, and there was no evidence the victim was subject to the degree of physical force that made it impossible for her to resist.” It then threw the ball to the legislative body. It said Korea does n

Aug 20, 2018
Debate rises over changing South Korea's sexual abuse laws

Ex-US airman serving jail term for sexually molesting 2 orphan boys

By Kim Hyun-binA former U.S. senior airman is currently serving a 15-year prison term for sexually molesting two Korean orphan boys while being stationed here about six years ago, and possessing dozens of child pornography videos, according to a U.S. military court. Robert Keldgard, who was stationed at Kunsan Air Base in Gunsan, North Jeolla Province, between 2012 and 2013, was convicted in April 2016 for the crimes, which Yonhap News confirmed and reported Monday.In October 2014, Kelgard was under investigation for a separate incident during his deployment at Kadena Air Base in Japan. Investigators found 41 videos of child pornography downloaded to his computer.After the findings, investigators expanded the scope to Kelgard's prior deployments including Kunsan Air Base, in cooperation with the Korean police. They then found out that Kelgard had “inappropriate sexual contact” with orphan boys at a childcare center where airmen in the Eighth Fighter Wing used to volunteer.According to staffers of the center, Kelgard asked the center to allow him to take the children out o

Aug 20, 2018

Man's mutilated body parts found near Seoul Grand Park

Body parts apparently belonging to a man in his 50s were found on a hill near Seoul Grand Park around 9:40 a.m. on Sunday. YonhapBy Jung Da-minBody parts apparently belonging to a man in his 50s were found on a hill near the Seoul Grand Park on city's southern outskirts on Sunday morning.According to Gwacheon Police, the head and torso had been in plastic bags for about a week before a security guard called police after detecting a smell. The police fingerprint database showed the body parts belonged to a man in his 50s from Gyeonggi Province.Police have been checking calls to and from the man's mobile phone.

Aug 20, 2018
Man's mutilated body parts found near Seoul Grand Park
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Prosecutors raid judge's office, house in 'toe gov't line' scandal

Prosecutors raided the office and residence of a senior judge Monday as part of the ongoing probe into allegations that former Supreme Court officials attempted to interfere with trials to gain policy favors from the presidential office in return.The Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office sent its investigators to search the premises of Lee Kyu-jin, a Seoul High Court judge and a former member of the Sentencing Commission of the Supreme Court, in Seoul. Lee is suspected of involvement in drawing up surveillance reports on judges critical of then Chief Justice Yang Sung-tae's plan to establish a new court of appeals, when Yang was in office from 2011-17.He is also alleged to have used his position to interfere with some politically sensitive trials. He has been suspended from trials pending the probe. (Yonhap)

Aug 20, 2018
Prosecutors raid judge's office, house in 'toe gov't line' scandal

Ex-US airman gets 15-year jail term for sexually abusing two Korean orphan boys

A former U.S. senior airman is serving a 15-year jail sentence for sexually molesting two South Korean male orphans and possessing dozens of child pornography videos, court records showed. Robert Keldgard, who was stationed at Kunsan Air Base, 270 kilometers south of Seoul, between 2012 and 2013, was convicted by a court-martial in April 2016, Col. John Bosone, the commander of the 8th Fighter Wing at the base, confirmed the information last week in a response to questions from Yonhap News Agency.Bosone called Keldgard's crimes "heinous and despicable," noting that his wrongdoings have resulted in his dishonorable discharge from the Air Force, 15 years of confinement in military prison, total forfeiture of pay and allowance, and demotion."As soon as United States Air Force investigators stationed at Kunsan Air Base were made aware of the incidents, they, with Korean National Police, immediately and aggressively investigated the allegations, and Kelgard was militarily prosecuted for his crimes," the commander said."This is a very shameful past moment for Kunsan Air Base and our commun

Aug 20, 2018
Ex-US airman gets 15-year jail term for sexually abusing two Korean orphan boys
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