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Tue, June 22, 2021 | 22:12

Former Busan mayor faces 7 years in prison for sexual assault

Prosecutors asked a judge to sentence former Busan Mayor Oh Keo-don to seven years in prison for sexual assault in the workplace.

2021-06-21 11:36

More Air Force officials face probe over death of sexually abused officer

The family of a deceased noncommissioned officer on Friday filed complaints against three additional Air Force officials, accusing them of mishandling the sexual violence case that led to their loved one taking her own life.

2021-06-18 17:14

Gov't mulls requesting investigation into Pyongyang map inclusion in P4G summit video

The government will consider requesting an investigation into how a map of Pyongyang was included in a video clip introducing Seoul at last month's global climate change summit, a foreign ministry official said Friday.

2021-06-18 15:47

'Digital sex crimes' in Korea have devastating impacts on victims

In 2017, 20-year-old Oh Soo-jin (not her real name) agreed to do nude modeling for a part-time job. Having modeled in the past, she was reassured because both the job advertisement and the contract she had signed specifically stated that all photos would be private and that any sharing of them would be strictly prohibited. But in July 2019, Oh found over 700 images of herself...

2021-06-16 16:17

Eastar Jet founder gets suspended prison term for election law violations

Rep. Lee Sang-jik, an independent lawmaker and founder of budget carrier Eastar Jet, was given a suspended prison sentence Wednesday for violating election laws.

2021-06-16 14:42

Over 600 drug offenders arrested in 3-month crackdown

An intensive police crackdown on drug offenses for the past three months resulted in the arrests of over 600 suspects, the National Police Agency (NPA) said Tuesday.

2021-06-15 15:46

2 Air Force officers arrested in relation to sexual harassment case

Two Air Force noncommissioned officers have been arrested for allegedly trying to persuade a female subordinate, who later took her own life, to drop a sexual harassment complaint, officials said Saturday.

2021-06-12 22:20

Arrest warrant requested for 2 Air Force officers in sexual harassment case

Military prosecutors have requested arrest warrants for two Air Force noncommissioned officers for allegedly trying to persuade a female subordinate who later took her own life to drop a sexual assault complaint, the defense ministry said Saturday.

2021-06-12 14:01

Man sent to prosecution over filming, sharing nude videos of boys, men

Police on Friday sent a man to the prosecution on charges of filming and distributing nude photos and videos of more than 1,300 boys and men.

2021-06-11 15:39

Top court sends bribery case of disgraced ex-vice justice minister back to lower court

The top court on Thursday sent the bribery case of former Vice Justice Minister Kim Hak-ui back to a lower court for a retrial, calling into question the reliability of testimony used against him. The Supreme Court said it "cannot rule out the possibility" that a key witness could have changed his testimony that led to Kim's conviction, because of appeasement or pressure from...

2021-06-10 20:29

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