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Fri, October 23, 2020 | 20:00
Plastic surgeon booked in death of Hong Kong fashion empire heiress
Plastic surgeon booked in death of Hong Kong fashion empire heiress
South Korean police investigating the death of a Hong Kong fashion empire heiress during plastic surgery in Seoul early this year said Thursday the operating surgeon has been found at fault for the medical accident and her death. The Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency (SMPA) said it booked the Seoul doctor, whose identity was withheld, without detention on charges of profession...
2020-10-22 14:58
Prosecutors demand life sentence for mastermind of high-profile sex abuse ring
Prosecutors demand life sentence for mastermind of high-profile sex abuse ring
Two arrested masterminds behind one of the nation's largest online sex trafficking rings have been additionally charged with concealing criminal proceeds, prosecutors said Thursday. Cho Ju-bin, the 24-year-old prime suspect accused of blackmailing women and girls into providing sexual videos and photos to a pay-to-view Telegram chat room called "Baksabang," Korean for doctor'...
2020-10-22 10:22
  • Nth Room case: How many years for 'digital sex crime' in Korea? [VIDEO]
Indian man faces deportation after sexually harassing teenager
Indian man faces deportation after sexually harassing teenager
An Indian man in his 20s is facing deportation after he was found guilty of sexually harassing a teenage girl and overstaying his visa, according to a local court, Monday.
2020-10-20 16:24
Woman repents for offering to sell newborn baby online: police
Woman repents for offering to sell newborn baby online: police
A Jeju Island woman, who recently caused a stir in Korean society after offering to sell her newborn baby for 200,000 won (US$175) in a mobile secondhand marketplace, has deeply repented for her wrongdoing, police said Monday. Jeju's provincial police agency, investigating the unprecedented case, said it has conducted a preliminary questioning of the single woman in her 20s a...
2020-10-19 11:28
  • Single mom slammed for adoption listing in online marketplace
Single mom slammed for adoption listing in online marketplace
Single mom slammed for adoption listing in online marketplace
Police on Jeju Island are investigating a woman in her 20s who listed her newborn baby for adoption on an online secondhand items marketplace, according to the Jeju Provincial Police Agency, Sunday.
Jun Ji-hye | 2020-10-18 16:04
  • Woman repents for offering to sell newborn baby online: police
Yoon orders probe into prosecutors over suspected connection with Lime scandal
Yoon orders probe into prosecutors over suspected connection with Lime scandal
Prosecutor-General Yoon Seok-youl ordered the launch of an investigation into allegations that at least three former and sitting prosecutors were lobbied in connection with a hedge fund scandal, his office said Saturday. Yoon's order comes after Kim Bong-hyun, a key suspect in a financial fraud case involving Lime Asset Management Co., revealed on Friday that he spent 10 mill...
2020-10-18 10:14
Two South Koreans kidnapped in Ghana released
Two South Koreans kidnapped in Ghana released
Two South Korean fishermen kidnapped in waters off Ghana in August have been released, their company said Saturday. The two were abducted Aug. 28 when their Ghanaian-flagged fishing vessel was attacked by a group of armed militants in waters 200 kilometers southeast of Ghana. The boat had a total of 50 crew, but the militants only took the two South Koreans hostage, Seoul off...
2020-10-17 12:29
Man arrested after smoking 100 cigarettes at PC cafe
Man arrested after smoking 100 cigarettes at PC cafe
A man in his 20s was arrested for lighting up about 100 cigarettes in a smoking room at a PC cafe to make a provocative YouTube video, police said Friday.
Bahk Eun-ji | 2020-10-16 16:35
More consumers swindled by online counterfeit goods sellers
More consumers swindled by online counterfeit goods sellers
An office worker surnamed Jeong in Seoul immediately felt something was wrong when she received the designer bag she had ordered from overseas through Naver Smart Store, an online shopping platform in September.
2020-10-15 16:46
Top court affirms jail term for late K-pop star's ex-boyfriend over assault, blackmail
Top court affirms jail term for late K-pop star's ex-boyfriend over assault, blackmail
The Supreme Court on Thursday confirmed a one-year prison sentence for the former boyfriend of late K-pop star Goo Ha-ra, who was convicted on charges of assault and blackmail toward the late singer. The nation's top court found Choi Jong-bum, 29, guilty on charges of assault and blackmail, maintaining the lower court's earlier one-year jail sentence. On the charge of illicit...
2020-10-15 16:21
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