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Fri, August 17, 2018 | 13:12

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Gov't to ban kids' access to hate websites

The government is seeking to prevent children's access to online communities that advocate hate and discriminatory speech against selective groups of people. The move aims to counter a social rift triggered and widened by extremist, gender-divided online communities _ the extreme conservative site Ilbe, frequented almost exclusively by men, and the extreme feminist website WO...

Investigations | 2018-08-13 16:54

Seafood buffet chain Todai apologizes for recycling raw fish

Todai Korea, the Korean outlet of a seafood chain based in Santa Monica, California, has been recycling leftover raw fish for other dishes. According to SBS television news on Sunday, the chef at the Pyeongchon branch ordered that uneaten sushi be used for rolls and fried dishes. The order was given through group chat on Kakao talk messenger service.

Investigations | 2018-08-13 16:19

Model gets 10 month jail term for leaking colleague's nude photos

A Seoul court sentenced an art class model to a 10-month jail term, Monday, for secretly taking nude photos of a male colleague and posting them online. The Seoul Western District Court slapped the prison term and 40 hours of therapy on sexual violence for the female model, surnamed Ahn, 25, in the case which prompted women's rights groups to protest the police's “gender-biased” investigation.

Investigations | 2018-08-13 16:14

Man fined for posting photos of naked girlfriend

A man in his 20s has been fined 2 million won for filming his girlfriend's naked body and posting the pictures on the internet without her consent. According to Busan District Court, Monday, he took the pictures while and his girlfriend were having sex.

Investigations | 2018-08-13 13:59

Korean couple caught for shoplifting in Japan

A Korean couple has been arrested for allegedly stealing products worth 120,000 yen from a drugstore in Japan, Kyodo News reported on Sunday. Police in Osaka said the couple stole 52 packets of medicine and medical supplies.

Investigations | 2018-08-13 13:56

Art student gets 10-month jail term for leaking colleague's nude photos

A Seoul court handed down a prison term on Monday to a figure-drawing model for secretly taking nude photos of a male colleague and deliberately posting them on the Internet. The Seoul Western District Court sentenced the 25-year-old defendant, only identified by her surname Ahn, to 10 months in prison and ordered her to undergo a 40-hour therapy session on sexual violence.

Investigations | 2018-08-13 13:15

'Women's voices matter'

A coalition of women denounced the police, Friday, over what they deem a “deliberate failure” in cracking down on voyeur video crimes victimizing women, in the latest development of the collective movement calling for “equal accountability for equal crime” spreading across Korea in recent months.

Investigations | 2018-08-10 16:02

Facebook scam: Woman swindled out of $50,000 in fake online romance

A middle-aged Korean woman was swindled out of $50,000 in an online romance scam involving an alleged “Korean Army general in Iraq.”

Investigations | 2018-08-10 15:59

Doctor probed as police reopen 'hospital spycam' case after three years

Police are reinvestigating a spycam case allegedly involving a doctor at Seoul National University Hospital three years ago, the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency said. A video of some nurses in the hospital dressing room was found recently on the internet. The video was the same one that triggered the case in 2015.

Investigations | 2018-08-10 12:46

Women in uproar against 'anti-women' police investigation

Many women are vehemently denouncing police for conducting what they deem an “anti-women” investigation, Thursday, after police said they had obtained an arrest warrant for the operator of WOMAD, the online community of a radical feminist group, for disseminating photos and videos of naked men online.

Investigations | 2018-08-09 16:22

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