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 26-year-old man, Kim Sung-woo, murdered his wife’s mother and kidnapped and confined his wife. Kim and his wife had been dating since April of last year. She told him in November of last year that she wanted to break up, and from then on, she suffered from his violence. Kim threatened her with a weapon, tied her hands and feet, raped her, strangled her, and beat her until she lost consciousness. He then forced her to complete a marriage registration form. Fearing his violence, she filled it out. She sought help from the police and filed a lawsuit to have the marriage declared invalid, but Kim went to find her, killed her mother, and kidnapped her. She said, “My mother was stabbed to death by Kim Sung-woo. To protect me, she did not avoid his knife and kept taking the blows. My mother was sacrificed because of me.” naver.me/GfrGFssR naver.me/GSQqlPxu

Cho Doo-soon raped an 8-year-old girl. The girl lost more than 80% of the function of her genitals and anus, leaving her permanently disabled. Prosecutors sought life imprisonment for Cho Doo-soon, but the judge reduced the sentence because he had been drinking at the time of the crime, sentencing him to 12 years in prison. The judge was later named one of the “Outstanding Judges” selected by the Seoul Bar Association in 2020, and he now works as a lawyer specializing in sex crime cases. He is known to promote cases in which he obtained suspended sentences for clients accused of sexual violence as “success stories,” while charging high legal fees. naver.me/xEXICd2E

A woman reported stalking to the police twice, but the police did not take any separate protective measures. After warning the stalker, the police closed the case at the scene. In the end, the woman, who lived in constant fear, tried to protect herself by carrying a stun gun and a gas gun, but she was ultimately murdered by the stalker. naver.me/xPYXgB21

male students who raped a female student went on to enter university without facing any consequences. According to the victim’s account, she was raped by the two male students in a music room for three hours. They assaulted her whenever she resisted and also filmed the rape. The police secured evidence, including the victim’s statement, CCTV footage, and a video of the rape found on the perpetrators’ phones, and determined that the two male students were suspected of committing sex crimes. However, the school did not take any meaningful action until the perpetrators graduated. The school even refused her request to be separated from them. The perpetrators even reported her, claiming that they had been victims of school violence. Meanwhile, rumors blaming her spread among the students, and after being sexually assaulted, she was unable to attend classes properly. The perpetrators received no punishment and entered university without facing any consequences. naver.me/GbyMJpxL

A man in his 70s assaulted his wife because he was not satisfied with his breakfast. He beat her with a pants hanger, and when the hanger broke, he punched her in the face and arms. He was given a suspended sentence. naver.me/F1aPrAh4

A man in his 40s fed his young children baby formula mixed with soju, assaulted his young son, and sexually assaulted his young daughters multiple times. He was sentenced to seven years in prison but appealed. naver.me/xeF7DdWL

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