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South Korea Grapples with Surge in Sexual Crimes Among Doctors

SEOUL, Jan. 1 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea has witnessed a startling increase in the number of doctors arrested for sexual crimes in the past five years, with nearly 800 cases reported. Data provided by Nam In-soon, a member of the National Assembly’s Health and Welfare Committee, indicates that from 2018 to 2022, a total of [...]

S. Korea to Open Comprehensive Relief Center Dedicated to Sexual Crime Victims

SEOUL, Sept. 27 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea will open a comprehensive state body to assist victims of sexual crime in a bid to help them with the process of notifying police, according to the gender ministry on Friday. The Ministry of Gender Equality and Family reported the plan to a meeting of government ministers [...]