Korea Joongang Daily
Korea JoongAng Daily

Man caught filming upskirt videos with shoe-mounted camera on Seoul Metro Line 1

The railway police division of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport apprehended a sex offender on the spot for illegally filming under women’s skirts by attaching a small camera on top of a shoe during morning commuting hours.

2025-05-22

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

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.

2025-05-06

'Social and psychological murder': 17-year-old indicted on charges of child pornography

A 17-year-old boy was indicted for producing exploitative deepfake videos after luring teenage girls online. Police arrested accomplices and cracked down on related cybersex crimes.

2025-04-29

Cops investigating 'love shot' harassment allegations from Chosun University retreat

Police are investigating sexual misconduct claims during a Chosun University retreat, where students reported inappropriate behavior and drinking games.

2025-04-23

Digital sex crime ring 'Pastor's Room' leader and 10 accomplices indicted

Kim Nok-wan, the 33-year-old leader of a large-scale Telegram sex crime chatroom referred in Korean media as the “pastor’s room,” and 10 accomplices were indicted on Wednesday.

2025-04-23

Court dismisses appeal of pair who accused footballer Ki Sung-yueng of child sexual abuse

Seoul Central District Court on Thursday dismissed an appeal by two plaintiffs who accused former national football team player Ki Sung-yueng, 36, of child sexual abuse and later filed a defamation lawsuit against his former attorney.

2025-04-11

Deepfake, AI-related digital sex crimes targeting women, children surge in Korea

The growing number of digital sex crimes in Korea — including deepfake pornography — drove more than 10,000 people to seek help last year, with young women and teenagers increasingly targeted by offenders they often do not know.

2025-04-10

Prosecutors indict leader of Telegram sex crime ring

Prosecutors on Wednesday indicted the leader of a Telegram-based sex crime ring on charges of sexually exploiting 234 people, including minors, over nearly five years.

2025-02-12