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Church Institutions Reluctant to Penalize Pastors Committing Sexual Crimes

Church Institutions Reluctant to Penalize Pastors Committing Sexual Crimes

SEOUL, April 6 (Korea Bizwire) — Church organizations are reluctant to penalize pastors who have committed sexual crimes, a civic group has claimed. The Korean Christian Alliance for Church Reform said that among 80 pastors who were convicted of sexual crimes between 2013 and 2022, only one of them has been penalized by church organizations. [...]

Seoul City to Develop AI Tech that Automatically Deletes Videos of Sexual Crimes Online

Seoul City to Develop AI Tech that Automatically Deletes Videos of Sexual Crimes Online

SEOUL, July 8 (Korea Bizwire) — The Seoul Metropolitan Government said Thursday that it will develop a new artificial intelligence (AI) service that automatically searches and deletes video footage of sexual crime online. The service is capable of tracking down videos of sexual crime online with high accuracy, sending out requests to take the videos [...]

Prestigious Workers, Especially Doctors, Commit Shocking Rates of Sexual Crimes

Prestigious Workers, Especially Doctors, Commit Shocking Rates of Sexual Crimes

SEOUL, Sep. 26 (Korea Bizwire) – It is totally disgraceful that the number of sexual assault cases from people with so-called prestigious occupations passes 400 within one year, as their sexual violence and harassment are recurring. The jobs include lawyers, professors, religious leaders, journalists, artists, and doctors. The number of such professionals accused of a [...]