The ruling on digital sex crimes in South Korea is a joke. Look at how broken SK justice is. 🧵🧵 Man who created 47 obscene materials by installing hidden cameras in toilets frequented by children and adolescents: Not guilty. naver.me/59i64UqJ

A 64-year-old man asked a 34-year-old woman for a kiss. When she refused and asked someone else for help, he fired a gas gun at her face and the back of her head eight times. He was given a suspended sentence. naver.me/Fsovx7eW

Kim Seung-won, who had 30 years of experience in the legal profession, was nominated as a candidate for Minister of Justice. During his legal career, he gave suspended sentences to a man who sexually assaulted his 11-year-old daughter, a sex offender who threatened a 14-year-old girl with a knife, a man who drugged and sexually assaulted an 11-year-old child, and a man who sexually abused and injured a 12-year-old child. (He faced public criticism over controversies including drunk driving and allegations that he had lobbied on behalf of a new drug, and he withdrew his candidacy on the 19th.) naver.me/FWTdoKbG

A male police officer asked a woman who reported a sexual assault questions such as, “Why did he hit you? Was that some kind of sexual fantasy?”, “Did any bodily fluids come out of you?”, and “Didn’t you arouse him?” The officers also used vulgar slang for sexual intercourse, which could have caused her shame and humiliation. The woman had been beaten and then raped, but instead of asking about the assault and how many times it had occurred, the officer questioned her about sexual fantasies. One lawyer said, “It appears that the police were asking these questions to satisfy their own curiosity. If those questions had truly been necessary, they would have been included in the official statement.” The perpetrator even admitted to the crime and apologized to the victim. Nevertheless, the police decided not to refer the case to the prosecution. naver.me/FbVLtxUH

A woman was raped by a store owner, but the police closed the case, after which she took her own life. In her suicide note, she pleaded with authorities to appeal the decision. After investigating the case, a news organization found several serious flaws in the investigation. The police did not carry out a single compulsory investigative measure. They failed to seize the CCTV recording or search the premises to secure the surveillance system, even though it could have provided crucial evidence. They also failed to seize and search the perpetrator’s cell phone. In addition, they did not secure recordings or other evidence in which the victim reported that she had been sexually assaulted, nor did they interview relevant witnesses. The police only reviewed CCTV footage that the perpetrator, who owned the store, had edited and provided himself. They did not even verify whether the footage was original or had been tampered with. When the victim’s family protested, the police reportedly said, “Applying to the prosecution for a warrant takes too long and is too much trouble.” The prosecution later secured the CCTV system, the perpetrator’s cell phone, and the audio recordings. However, by then, several months had passed since the victim’s death, making it difficult to recover the CCTV footage. As a result, the investigation has made little progress. naver.me/5wrZONC3

A former police officer stabbed his wife to death. He had previously assaulted and confined her but was not arrested; he had been issued a restraining order prohibiting him from approaching her residence. naver.me/Ix0PdACK

A man stabbed his wife to death in front of their young daughter and hid the body. He had suspected his Vietnamese wife of having an affair simply because she taught a Vietnamese man how to propagate tree cuttings. He was sentenced to 25 years in prison. naver.me/x9VauY9W

A man forcibly put his ex-girlfriend in his car and attempted to kidnap her. He had attached a location-tracking device to her vehicle, used it to track her whereabouts, and carried out the act. Last month, he also assaulted her, illegally filmed her, and subsequently threatened her. naver.me/GQGfuRpn

A Telegram group’s notice stated, “Remember: the moment you enter this group, your girlfriend becomes public property.” When members uploaded photos of their girlfriends, others turned the images into deepfake pornography and distributed it. A 28-year-old man commissioned deepfake pornography using photos of his ex-girlfriend and threatened her with the resulting material. He also created deepfake pornography using photos of other women. To obtain their photos, he used a hacking app. His ex-girlfriend filed a police complaint against him, and the group disappeared after the investigation began. naver.me/GP2IxISe

While having dinner with his wife, a man became angry when she told him to eat more of the side dishes. He then stabbed her in the neck with a knife, intending to kill her. When a large amount of blood began flowing from her neck, he stopped stabbing her and called the police. He was sentenced to two years in prison. naver.me/GWWTCjcy

A father was arrested and detained for repeatedly raping and sexually abusing his 10-year-old stepdaughter. Her mother filed a complaint against him, and he confessed to his crimes at the police station. naver.me/551kvhtb

A teenage boy stalked a teenage girl and stabbed her. She was stabbed in the abdomen and taken to the hospital, where she survived. naver.me/GgUyqbxT naver.me/5MvG1Zza

An 80-year-old man with pathological jealousy murdered his wife, who was in her sixties. They had been married for more than 48 years, but he had routinely suspected her of having affairs without any evidence and had assaulted her. He was sentenced to 12 years in prison. naver.me/Gi01ykNK

Two men in their twenties assaulted teenage girls, took their money, burned their bodies with red-hot kitchen knives, and unlawfully confined them. One of the men had also committed other offenses, including driving without a license. The court sentenced one man to four years in prison and fined the other two million won. naver.me/5ajLcbpw

When a male high school student saw an elementary school girl in an elevator, he got off on the same floor as her, tried to choke her, and attempted to abduct her. However, she resisted forcefully, so he fled. He had reportedly been planning to commit the act after regularly watching sexual content on YouTube. naver.me/xiLIayv0

A naked man wearing a mask sexually assaulted several women near the dormitories of Yonsei University before fleeing the scene. Since June, the police have continued to receive reports of similar incidents and are currently tracing the suspect’s movements. naver.me/5fdhVW9J

A man in his twenties disguised himself as a woman by wearing a wig, sunglasses, and other items. He entered the women’s changing room at a swimming pool and secretly filmed women’s bodies. He said, “I did it out of curiosity, and I did not distribute the videos.” naver.me/xqbBHLsy

A 22-year-old man secretly hid in a women’s restroom and filmed women without their consent. He said that he committed the crime after seeing an advertisement promising payment for secretly recording women. He was given a suspended sentence. naver.me/Fpwr0aEv

The son of a company CEO worked as an executive at his father’s company and installed spy cameras in the women’s restroom and under female employees’ desks to secretly film them. The victims also claimed that he had committed secondary victimization. They stated that they would not reach a settlement with him and want him to be punished. naver.me/GhwBtKaM

A man in his sixties sexually assaulted a female high school student and tried to frame his wife for the crime. The police referred his wife to the prosecution, but the prosecution’s investigation found that she had not even been at the location where the sexual assault occurred. Eventually, the real perpetrator was indicted without detention. naver.me/GdTji4kI

Kim Geun-sik, a convicted sex offender who raped numerous children, is scheduled to be released from prison in October next year. After serving a five-year sentence for rape resulting in injury against a child under the age of 13 in 2000, Kim Geun-sik was released. He then committed the following crimes. •May 24, 2006: Raped a nine-year-old girl. •June 4, 2006: Raped a thirteen-year-old girl. •June 8, 2006: Raped a ten-year-old girl. •June 20, 2006: Raped a thirteen-year-old girl. •July 3, 2006: Raped a seventeen-year-old high school student. •July 18, 2006: Raped an eleven-year-old girl. •July 20, 2006: Raped a thirteen-year-old girl. •July 22, 2006: Raped an eighteen-year-old high school student. •August 3, 2006: Raped an eleven-year-old girl. •August 8, 2006: Raped a twelve-year-old girl. •August 10, 2006: Raped a thirteen-year-old girl. •September 11, 2006: Raped a twelve-year-old girl. •September 2006: Raped a thirteen-year-old girl. His method was simple: he approached his victims while pretending to be carrying a heavy load. He asked the children, “My luggage is heavy. Could you help me carry it?” When they came closer to help him, he threatened them with a weapon or assaulted them with a metal pipe, abducted them, and raped them. He was sentenced to 15 years in prison. While incarcerated, he repeatedly assaulted other inmates and threatened prison officers. He was also identified as the perpetrator of another child-sexual-abuse case that had remained unsolved for 16 years. He received an additional five-year sentence for obstructing the performance of official duties, assault, and raping a minor. As a result, although he was originally scheduled to be released in 2022, his release was postponed until 2027. The prosecution argued that Kim Geun-sik should undergo medication treatment to suppress his sexual urges, commonly referred to as “chemical castration.” However, the court rejected the request, stating that it could not conclusively determine that he posed a risk of committing another sex offense. naver.me/xIF0tHNH naver.me/xuCnwcVJ