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Sat, December 5, 2020 | 14:54
Appeals court upholds prison term for teacher indicted for lying to health officials
Appeals court upholds prison term for teacher indicted for lying to health officials
An appeals court on Friday upheld a lower court's six-month prison sentence for an Incheon cram school teacher indicted for lying about his job and whereabouts after testing positive for the new coronavirus and subsequently causing some 60 infections. The Incheon District Court's appellate division said that a district court's verdict of six-month imprisonment given in Octobe...
2020-12-04 19:24
Prosecutors demand life sentence for child porn offender
Prosecutors demand life sentence for child porn offender
Prosecutors have demanded life imprisonment for a sex offender indicted for allegedly producing about 1,300 child sexual exploitation photos and videos and distributing some of them online, judicial officials said Friday. The sentencing demand was made during a hearing held at the Jeju District Court on Thursday on the case of Bae Jun-hwan, a 37-year-old who was arrested in J...
2020-12-04 13:50
Sex offenders against children face stronger punishment after law revision
Sex offenders against children face stronger punishment after law revision
Those who engage in sex trafficking of children or youths below the age of 16 will face tougher punishment in South Korea. The Ministry of Gender Equality and Family said Thursday that the revised act on the protection of children and juveniles against sexual abuse passed at the parliament the previous day.
2020-12-03 11:35
Inspecting fire site
Inspecting fire site
Forensic officials inspect the scene of a fire at an apartment building in Gunpo, Gyeonggi Province, Wednesday. The fire that broke out Tuesday killed four people and injured seven others. The authorities are investigating the cause of blaze. / Yonhap
Jun Ji-hye | 2020-12-02 16:37
[EXCLUSIVE] Korean pastor in Malaysia under investigation for sexual assault
[EXCLUSIVE] Korean pastor in Malaysia under investigation for sexual assault
A Malaysia-based South Korean pastor who has been accused of sexually assaulting an undisclosed number of men and boys, several of whom are deaf or suffer from severe hearing loss, has come under investigation by the local police.
Kang Hyun-kyung | 2020-12-02 12:13
Ex-president Chun given suspended jail term in libel case
Ex-president Chun given suspended jail term in libel case
A court here on Monday gave out a suspended jail term to former President Chun Doo-hwan for defaming a late democratic activist in a historically important libel case. The Gwangju District Court sentenced him to eight months in prison, suspending it for two years, after finding Chun guilty of defaming priest Cho Pius, who had testified to witnessing the military shootings at ...
2020-11-30 16:48
  • Scars open ahead of court ruling
Mastermind of notorious Telegram sex abuse ring sentenced to 40 years in prison
Mastermind of notorious Telegram sex abuse ring sentenced to 40 years in prison
A Seoul court on Thursday sentenced the mastermind of one of the country's largest online sex trafficking rings to 40 years in prison. The Seoul Central District Court found Cho Ju-bin guilty of violating laws to protect minors from sexual abuse and of operating a criminal ring to make profits by producing and selling abusive videos.
2020-11-26 11:02
Gov't mulls additional post-prison segregation of brutal criminals
Gov't mulls additional post-prison segregation of brutal criminals
The ruling party and the government on Thursday held a meeting to consider establishing an additional post-prison segregation program for criminals convicted of brutal crimes, amid mounting public concerns ahead of the release of a notorious child sex offender. The policy discussion meeting held at the National Assembly comes amid the nearing release of Cho Doo-soon, 69, one ...
2020-11-26 10:52
Top prosecutor's mother-in-law indicted over medical law violation, fraud
Top prosecutor's mother-in-law indicted over medical law violation, fraud
The prosecution on Tuesday indicted the mother-in-law of Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-youl on charges of violating the medical law and fraud. Prosecutors believe the 74-year-old woman, surnamed Choi, established a medical foundation to run a long-term care hospital for seniors in November 2012 even though she was not qualified to do so.
2020-11-24 15:51
Police investigate disinformation, data breaches related to COVID-19
Police investigate disinformation, data breaches related to COVID-19
The police have launched a full investigation into disinformation about COVID-19 and misuse of private data collected on visitor registers, according to the National Police Agency, Sunday.
2020-11-22 16:37
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