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“Is this sexual harassment?” YouTuber asks

In the wake of #MeToo in South Korea, an elderly man has garnered criticism for directing sexually oriented questions toward a young YouTube creator as she was filming a live video. YouTuber YulKong...

October 22, 2018
Social affairs
[Newsmaker] University bans public, deliveries, taxis after naked trespasser

After students’ calls for action against trespassing on campus by people to commit sexual acts, Dongduk Women’s University officials announced measures Sunday to prevent recurrences. From November, ...

October 22, 2018
Social affairs
[K-Talk] Dark side of K-pop: Leader of The East Light claims years of abuse

Members of teenage K-pop boy band The East Light have suffered years of physical and verbal abuse and threats from a music director, the group’s leader Lee Seok-cheol told a press conference Friday. ...

October 21, 2018
Music
Man gets 1-year jail for assaulting convenience store clerk, civil servant

Incheon District Court on Thursday ordered a 47-year-old man to serve a one-year prison term for assaulting an employee at a convenience store and a civil servant in two separate incidents. The assa...

October 18, 2018
Social affairs
10-year term sought for private institute owner in child rape case

Incheon prosecutors on Wednesday demanded a 10-year prison term for the owner of an after-school institute if he is found guilty in a rape case involving a 10-year-old girl he met via a mobile chatti...

October 18, 2018
Social affairs
[Newsmaker] ‘Infidelity investigator’ accused of outing sex-trade clients, violating privacy laws

A website promoting the services of an “infidelity private investigator” has stirred controversy in South Korea about the disclosure of personal information. According to Seoul Gangnam Police Statio...

October 18, 2018
Social affairs
[Newsmaker] Passenger dies of heart attack onboard Asiana Airlines

A male passenger on an Asiana Airlines flight from Incheon to Chicago died of a heart attack last Thursday around two to three hours after takeoff, Chicago’s Korean-language media outlet reported Tue...

October 17, 2018
International
Ex-Hanssem worker denies rape charges at Seoul court

A former supervisor at the Hanssem furniture company who was indicted on charges of raping a new recruit last year denied the allegations Tuesday during a preliminary hearing at the Seoul Central Dis...

October 16, 2018
Social affairs
Disabled athlete found burning in open field: police

Police are investigating the death of a 24-year-old disabled person who was found engulfed in flames Monday in an open field in Cheongju, North Chungcheong Province. According to authorities, a pass...

October 16, 2018
Social affairs
Woman gets prison term for starving infant to death while meeting ‘new lover’

The Daegu District Court on Friday sentenced a 26-year-old woman to 12 years in prison for killing her infant child by neglect and getting rid of the body. According to court records, the woman left...

October 12, 2018
Social affairs
DNA match leads to arrest in unsolved burglaries, rapes in Gwangju

A 52-year-old man suspected of theft and rape in multiple cases in Gwangju and Daejeon has been arrested after a 15-year search, in light of new DNA evidence. The man surnamed Kim is accused of brea...

October 12, 2018
Social affairs
[Newsmaker] ‘I just want to live an ordinary life’: Yang Ye-won in court

In a rare case where trial proceedings are opened to the public, shining a spotlight on the treatment of vulnerable victims, YouTuber Yang Ye-won on Wednesday attended the trial of a 45-year-old phot...

October 11, 2018
Social affairs
Hospital ordered to pay W1b to comatose patient’s family for negligence

The Suwon District Court on Wednesday ordered a hospital to pay 1 billion won ($882,000) in damages to the family of a woman who reportedly lapsed into a coma after receiving an injection of the wron...

October 10, 2018
Social affairs
Son dies trying to save father from house fire: police

A father and son, surnamed Nam, died early Wednesday in a fire at their traditional hanok house in Andong, North Gyeongsang Province, fire authorities said. The fire broke out around 3:55 a.m. Wedne...

October 10, 2018
Social affairs
Ex-CEO’s ‘secret sale’ of rice burger chain sparks dispute

Former Bongousse Rice Burger CEO Oh Seh-rin has sparked controversy after he reportedly sold the company to popular Korean fried chicken chain NeNe Chicken without giving prior notice to franchise ow...

October 3, 2018
Industry

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