Court suspends punishment for teacher who forced child's head into meal tray

A 27-year-old day care teacher who forced a five-year-old child's head into a meal tray for not eating properly has had their fine suspended.

2025-05-20

Father sentenced to eight years for repeated rape and stalking of daughter with intellectual disabilities

The court sentenced a man in his 50s to eight years in prison for repeatedly raping his biological daughter with intellectual disabilities for 10 years, then stalking her after she filed a police report.

2025-05-20

Suspect in stabbing attack at supermarket in Seoul indicted and detained, police confirm him a psychopath

Thirty-two-year-old man Kim Sung-jin, indicted for fatally stabbing a woman and injuring another in northern Seoul last month, has been confirmed as a psychopath by police and handed over to prosecutors under detention.

2025-05-19

Woman kidnapped, murdered by ex 25 days after reporting him to police

A woman was killed by her ex-partner despite having made previous police complaints. An internal audit into the police response has begun.

2025-05-15

Police bust loan shark ring that charged 3,000% interest

A criminal loan shark ring that charged annual interest rates exceeding 3,000 percent and distributed nude photos of borrowers as blackmail has been busted by Seoul police.

2025-05-13

Couple sentenced for sex trafficking operation exploiting undocumented Thai women

A man and his partner have been sentenced for running a sex trafficking operation that involved exploiting undocumented Thai women under the pretense of “prepaid loans,” confining them illegally and subjecting them to constant surveillance.

2025-05-11

3 1/2-year sentence handed down for illegally filming female students, women in public

A person in their 30s who used a modified iPhone to illegally film female students and other women has been sentenced to three years and six months in prison, according to legal insiders on Friday.

2025-05-09

Happy Teachers' Day? Abuse of educators remains troubling.

The Korean Federation of Teachers' Associations released its annual report which documented 504 cases of teacher rights violations by parents, students and even colleagues.

2025-05-08

Court rules against civil servant denied appointment over sex crime history

A court has ruled that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs acted lawfully in refusing to appoint a candidate to a civil service post after learning of their previous sex crime convictions.

2025-05-06

Online sexual exploitation of minors on the rise despite stronger laws

The number of sexual exploitation cases with underage victims continues to increase despite legal revisions to enforce harsher penalties.