SEOUL, Jan. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s Sentencing Commission has finalized new sentencing guidelines for previously uncovered crimes, including animal abuse and sexual offenses against protected persons, with a public hearing scheduled for next month. The commission announced on January 14 that it had approved draft sentencing guidelines during its 136th meeting, covering sexual offenses, [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 9 (Korea Bizwire) — The Supreme Court on Thursday finalized a 17-year prison term for Jeong Myeong-seok, the leader of a controversial religious organization, the Jesus Morning Star (JMS), on charges of raping and sexually molesting his female followers. Jeong, 80, was indicted with physical detention on charges of raping or sexually assaulting [...]
SUWON, Sept. 21 (Korea Bizwire) – A brave citizen who chased and caught a sexual harassment suspect is soon to be summoned for police questioning after the offender died shortly after being apprehended. On August 13 at 8:10 p.m., 32-year-old Kim (full name undisclosed) witnessed “A” (39-year-old male) displaying a public lewd act through the [...]