SEOUL, Oct. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — Sexual offenses against children under the age of 12 have been on a steady climb in recent years, a ruling party lawmaker said Sunday, calling for tougher punishments for their perpetrators. Rep. Yang Ki-dae of the Democratic Party (DP), citing data from the National Police Agency, said that 3,912 [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 9 (Korea Bizwire) — More than 630 teachers at elementary and secondary schools were disciplined for sexual offenses over the past three years, but nearly 30 percent of them got off lightly, a ruling party lawmaker said Friday, citing government data. According to the education ministry data released by Rep. Park Chan-dae of [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — Thirty-five professors at state-run universities have been disciplined for sexual offenses in the last four years, government data showed Wednesday. But only 11 of them received heavy punishments, such as firing or dismissal, while the rest kept their jobs, according to the education ministry data submitted to Rep. Kim [...]