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Tue, January 21, 2020 | 08:22

Court ruling sees spike in help requests on 'Bad Fathers'

Court ruling sees spike in help requests on 'Bad Fathers'

Koo Bon-chang, an activist for Korean-Philippine children - referred to as Kopinos here - and the creator of the blog Bad Fathers, said Sunday that last week's court ruling acquitting him and his colleagues of defamation charges has led to countless requests for them to help with recovering overdue child support payments.

Kim Se-jeong | 2020-01-19 17:09

Debate over Korea's first transgender soldier heats up

Debate over Korea's first transgender soldier heats up

The military's recent decision to have the nation's first transgender soldier sent before a review panel that could recommend her discharge lacks sufficient legal grounds, a human rights lawyers said Sunday.

Lee Suh-yoon | 2020-01-19 17:05

Growing numbers of illegal stayers leave Korea voluntarily

Growing numbers of illegal stayers leave Korea voluntarily

A growing number of foreigners staying illegally in South Korea are voluntarily leaving the country after the government offered various incentives, including an opportunity for reentry, to overstayers choosing to voluntary depart, a government agency said Friday. According to the Incheon Immigration Office, the number of illegal stayers leaving the country of their own free ...

2020-01-17 13:49

Voluntary departure: Re-entry to be allowed for illegal aliens who leave Korea by June

Police officer fined for sexual harassment on street

Police officer fined for sexual harassment on street

A police officer has been fined for sexually harassing a woman while intoxicated. The Seoul Western District Court ruled Wednesday that the police officer, 31, surnamed Ahn, must pay a fine of 5 million won ($4,300) for touching the stranger against her will on a Seoul street on Aug. 3.

Jung Min-ho | 2020-01-16 13:32

Court sides with Kopino activist in defamation case

Court sides with Kopino activist in defamation case

A local court in Suwon ruled in favor of a Kopino activist, Tuesday, who revealed the faces of people failing to pay child support in a defamation suit, a decision likely to add support to those who do not receive overdue payments.

Kim Se-jeong | 2020-01-15 17:15

Singer undergoes questioning on sexual assault allegation

Singer undergoes questioning on sexual assault allegation

Southern Seoul Police interrogated singer Kim Gun-mo, Wednesday, over an allegation that he sexually assaulted a hostess bar employee in August 2016.

Kim Se-jeong | 2020-01-15 17:12

Sex, lies and video threats: Beware of 'sextortion'

Sex, lies and video threats: Beware of 'sextortion'

It was supposed to be just a short, fun game - until it turned into a never-ending nightmare. A nice-looking woman online persuaded a man to take off his clothes and perform sexual acts in front of the webcam. So he did, only to realize in a few seconds that he had made a huge mistake. The woman then threatened to share the footage with his family and friends unless he sent h...

Jung Min-ho | 2020-01-15 15:41

Moon vows to speed up prosecution reform

Moon vows to speed up prosecution reform

President Moon Jae-in sided with Justice Minister Choo Mi-ae, Tuesday, who has been engaged in a high-profile dispute with Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-youl, showing his determination to accelerate prosecutorial reform.

Kim Se-jeong | 2020-01-14 17:32

Moon still positive about US-North Korea talks

Court to retry 1988 murder case as convicted man claims innocence

Court to retry 1988 murder case as convicted man claims innocence

A South Korean court on Tuesday confirmed a plan to open a retrial of a 1988 rape and murder case following developments that indicated an innocent man may have been wrongly convicted. Investigators at the district prosecutors office in Suwon, south of Seoul, argued their probe found that a 53-year-old man, surnamed Yoon, could have been mistakenly charged for committing one ...

2020-01-14 12:16

Court denies arrest warrant for Seungri

Court denies arrest warrant for Seungri

A Seoul court on Monday again denied an arrest warrant for Seungri, the disgraced former Bigbang member accused of overseas gambling and procuring prostitutes for investors. Following a two-and-a-half hour hearing, the Seoul Central District Court dismissed the prosecution's request to detain Seungri, who was at the center of a major sex and drug scandal that roiled the K-pop...

2020-01-13 23:16

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