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Actor Cho Jin-woong's agency acknowledges past misconduct but denies sexual assault allegations

Actor Cho Jin-woong’s agency acknowledged that the actor engaged in wrongdoing as a minor, following allegations he committed serious crimes in his youth, but denied any involvement in sexual assault.

2025-12-06

Man gets suspended sentence for attempting to set home on fire over lack of birthday celebrations

A man has received a suspended prison sentence for attempting to set fire to his home because his family did not celebrate his birthday in Jincheon County, North Chungcheong.

2025-11-30

Man given life in prison for rape and murder of sister-in-law

A man in his 30s was handed life in prison for raping and murdering his sister-in-law, after an appellate court rejected his appeal. The Busan High Court’s Ulsan branch dismissed an appeal by the defendant and upheld the original sentence.

2025-11-30

Man caught stealing hundreds of bottles of alcohol from Daegu restaurant

A man who stole hundreds of bottles of alcohol over several months from a restaurant in Daegu was caught by the restaurant owner after a late-night stakeout. The man reportedly told police that he did it “because he was hungry.”

2025-11-27

Food delivery drop mix-up leads to verbal abuse by NHIS intern

A delivery worker was verbally abused by an intern at a regional office of the National Health Insurance Service (NHIS) over the placement of a food delivery, according to a report by JTBC's “Crime Chief” (2014-) on Tuesday.

2025-11-27

'Frog Boys' case shows how staffing shortfalls hinder cold cases despite forensic advances

Despite a rare breakthrough in another decades-old cold case last week, the father of one of the Frog Boys says time has done little to ease the grief or to bring his son’s killer any closer to justice.

2025-11-26

Can delivering a drug parcel without drugs land you in jail? Korea's top court says yes.

A cardboard box stuffed with children’s toys set off a legal question that reached Korea’s highest court: Can someone commit a drug crime when the drugs never existed?

2025-11-25

Man sentenced to probation for exploiting schoolgirl in Korea

A man who tricked an elementary school girl into shooting sexual videos on the pretense that he was a K-pop insider and holding an online audition was sentenced to probation.

2025-11-25

Korea rolls out its own DEA to battle rising youth drug crime

Korea launched a sweeping new drug-crime task force on Friday, pulling together prosecutors, police and intelligence officials into a single command center as the country confronts a sharp rise in narcotics offenses among young people.

2025-11-21

Ex-first lady's mother tops list of local penalty evaders as gov't releases tax dodgers' names

Korea disclosed over 10,000 tax delinquents, including notable individuals. The list aims to enhance tax collection, revealing debts totaling 527.709 billion won for local taxes and penalties.

2025-11-19