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South Korea Overturns 61-Year Ruling On Woman's Self-Defence Case
A South Korean court acquitted on Wednesday a woman convicted six decades ago for defending herself against sexual violence, after she challenged the ruling inspired by the country's #MeToo movement.
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K-Pop Singer Jung Joon-Young Jailed For 6 Years For Raping Woman, Filming Act
A South Korean court sentenced a K-pop musician to six years in prison on Friday for raping a woman and distributing a video capturing the act in a case that drew attention to the darker side of the country's lucrative entertainment industry.
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South Korean Pastor Raped Followers, Said Was Carrying Out "God's Order"
The controversial leader of a South Korean megachurch, Jaerock Lee, was sentenced to 15 years in prison on Thursday for raping eight female followers, after telling them he was carrying out "an order from God."
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South Korea Apologises For "Sex Torture" In 1980 By Martial Law Troops
South Korea's defence ministry on Wednesday broke decades of silence to apologise for martial law troops raping women including teenagers when they crushed a pro-democracy uprising in 1980.
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Fighting For Justice In South Korea, Where Truth Can Be A Crime
As soon as the Seoul office worker told police she had been raped, her attacker struck back with a barrage of complaints against her under South Korea's criminal defamation law, which states that truth is not necessarily a defense.
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North Korea Brands Diplomat Who Defected From Britain Embassy Sex Criminal, 'Human Scum'
North Korean state media today accused a diplomat who defected from Britain to South Korea of fleeing to escape punishment for a variety of crimes, including child rape, for which Pyongyang had sought to extradite him.
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Fathers Held For Allegedly Raping Children's Teacher In South Korea
Three men have been detained in South Korea for allegedly gang-raping a teacher on a remote island, police said Thursday, with two of the suspects believed to be parents of the woman's students.
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Korean tourist allegedly raped in Bandhavgarh reserve
A South Korean student holidaying on her own in India was allegedly drugged and raped by the son of a hotel owner as she visited a tiger reserve in central India, police said on Friday.
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South Korea Overturns 61-Year Ruling On Woman's Self-Defence Case
A South Korean court acquitted on Wednesday a woman convicted six decades ago for defending herself against sexual violence, after she challenged the ruling inspired by the country's #MeToo movement.
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K-Pop Singer Jung Joon-Young Jailed For 6 Years For Raping Woman, Filming Act
A South Korean court sentenced a K-pop musician to six years in prison on Friday for raping a woman and distributing a video capturing the act in a case that drew attention to the darker side of the country's lucrative entertainment industry.
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South Korean Pastor Raped Followers, Said Was Carrying Out "God's Order"
The controversial leader of a South Korean megachurch, Jaerock Lee, was sentenced to 15 years in prison on Thursday for raping eight female followers, after telling them he was carrying out "an order from God."
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South Korea Apologises For "Sex Torture" In 1980 By Martial Law Troops
South Korea's defence ministry on Wednesday broke decades of silence to apologise for martial law troops raping women including teenagers when they crushed a pro-democracy uprising in 1980.
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Fighting For Justice In South Korea, Where Truth Can Be A Crime
As soon as the Seoul office worker told police she had been raped, her attacker struck back with a barrage of complaints against her under South Korea's criminal defamation law, which states that truth is not necessarily a defense.
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North Korea Brands Diplomat Who Defected From Britain Embassy Sex Criminal, 'Human Scum'
North Korean state media today accused a diplomat who defected from Britain to South Korea of fleeing to escape punishment for a variety of crimes, including child rape, for which Pyongyang had sought to extradite him.
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Fathers Held For Allegedly Raping Children's Teacher In South Korea
Three men have been detained in South Korea for allegedly gang-raping a teacher on a remote island, police said Thursday, with two of the suspects believed to be parents of the woman's students.
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Korean tourist allegedly raped in Bandhavgarh reserve
A South Korean student holidaying on her own in India was allegedly drugged and raped by the son of a hotel owner as she visited a tiger reserve in central India, police said on Friday.
