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Open Chats Leave Teenagers at Risk of Online Grooming

SEOUL, Feb. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — Close to 1 in 5 of South Korean teenagers have participated in open chats, a primary source of online grooming, or luring minors through the internet to sexually illicit businesses, a report said Thursday. An “open chat” is a KakaoTalk feature which allows you to join special interest groups with a [...]

Child Grooming for Sexual Abuse to be Punished in S. Korea

SEOUL, March 23 (Korea Bizwire) — Online grooming, or luring minors through the internet to sexually illicit businesses, will be subject to criminal punishment in South Korea starting in September, a government ministry said Tuesday. The Ministry of Gender Equality and Family said the revised act on the protection of children and juveniles against sexual [...]