미성년자를 수차례 성폭행•강제추행한 혐의로 구속 기소된 가수 고영욱(37)에게 실형과 함께 유명 연예인으로서는 처음으로 전자발찌 부착명령이 내려졌다.서울서부지법 형사11부(성지호 부장판사)는 10일 미성년자 성폭행•강제추행 혐 의(아동청소년의 성보호에 관한 법률 위반)로 구속 기소된 고씨에게 징역 5년을 선고하고 10년간 전자발찌 부착, 7년간 신상정보 공개를 명령했다.재판부는 이날 "피고인은 청소년들의 선망과 관심을 받는 유명 연예인의 지위를 이용해 사리 분별력이 미약한 미성년자를 대상을 범행을 저질렀다"며 "또 검찰 조사가 진행중인 과정에서도 범행을 저지르는 등 성에 대한 인식이 왜곡됐고 자제력도 부족해 보인다"고 밝혔다.재판부는 "고씨는 더 나아가 범행 사실을 부인하고 피해자에게 일부 책임까지 떠넘기고 있어 초범이고 일부 피해자와 합의한 점을 고려해도 엄히 처벌해야 마땅하다"고 양형 이유를 설명했다.재판부는 혐의를 부인하는 고씨 측의 주장을 조목조목 반박하며 검찰이 제기한 공소

한국어판 April 10, 2013

Former software mogul and presidential contender Ahn Cheol-soo, who is running for a parliamentary seat in this month's by-elections, said Wednesday he has no plans to join the main opposition Democratic United Party (DUP) despite reports that he is considering the move."I've never talked about joining a political party, and am not considering it at the moment," Ahn said on a local radio program."Reports that I've left open the possibility of joining (the DUP) are really going too far."With the

Politics April 10, 2013

지난달 20일 발생한 방송사와 은행 등에 대한 해 킹 공격은 조사 결과 북한 정찰총국의 소행인 것으로 밝혀졌다고 정부 관계자가 10일 전했다.정부는 이날 오후 조사 결과를 공식 발표할 것으로 알려졌다. <관련 영문 기사>N. Korea behind recent cyber attack: Seoul officialNorth Korea masterminded a series of hacking attacks that crippled networks of South Korean banks and broadcasters last month, a government official said Wednesday.Computer networks at three local banks -- Jeju, NongHyup and Shinhan -- and three TV broadcasters -- KBS, MBC and YTN -- were paralyzed on March 20 due to malicio

한국어판 April 10, 2013

North Korea masterminded a series of hacking attacks that crippled networks of South Korean banks and broadcasters last month, a government official said Wednesday.Computer networks at three local banks -- Jeju, NongHyup and Shinhan -- and three TV broadcasters -- KBS, MBC and YTN -- were paralyzed on March 20 due to malicious code from the outside.A probe into access records and the malicious codes showed that Pyongyang's Reconnaissance General Bureau launched the attacks, according to the offi

North Korea April 10, 2013

A Seoul court on Wednesday denied bail for an elder brother of former President Lee Myung-bak, who was convicted of bribery charges.A local court sentenced Lee Sang-deuk, 78, to two years in prison and fined him 750 million won ($654,165) in January for receiving kickbacks worth the same amount from a local company and two troubled savings banks from 2007 to 2011.Citing his poor health, the former six-term lawmaker who was considered to be one of the most powerful figures of the Lee presidency,

Politics April 10, 2013

France has withdrawn its first batch of soldiers from Mali, the army said Tuesday, as it begins to pull out troops sent to battle Islamist fighters in the west African nation.Paris -- which sent 4,000 troops to Mali in January to block a feared advance on the capital Bamako from the north by Islamist fighters -- is preparing to hand over to a UN-mandated African force of 6,300 in the coming weeks.It will gradually pull its soldiers out of the country -- where its intervention has driven insurgen

World News April 10, 2013

불법자금 수수 혐의로 구속기소되어 실형을 선고받은 이상득 (78) 전 새누리당 의원과 정두언 (56) 새누리당 의원이 낸 보석신청이 모두 기각됐다.서울고법 형사4부(문용선 부장판사)는 10일 이 전 의원과 정 의원이 건강상 이유와 방어권 보장 등을 사유로 낸 보석 신청을 기각했다고 밝혔다.이 전 의원은 저축은행 등으로부터 불법자금을 수수한 혐의로 기소되어 지난해 7월 10일 구속수감되었으며, 올해 1월 1심에서 징역 2년, 추징금 7억5천여만원을 선고받았다, 정 의원은 솔로몬저축은행 회장 등으로부터 금품을 받은 혐의로 불구속 기소됐다가 지난 1월 1심에서 실형을 받고 법정구속됐다. <관련 영문 기사>Court denies bail for ex-president Lee's brotherA Seoul court on Wednesday denied bail for an elder brother of former President Lee Myung-bak, who was convicted

한국어판 April 10, 2013

A top U.S. military commander confirmed Tuesday that North Korea has moved a medium-range missile to its east coast for a possible launch from a mobile facility.Testifying before the Senate Armed Services Committee, Adm. Samuel Locklear said the U.S. won't attempt to intercept a North Korean missile unless its trajectory shows it endangers the U.S. and its allies. "As has been widely reported, there has been a Musudan movement to the east coast," said Locklear, who leads the U.S. Pacific Command

North Korea April 10, 2013

South Korean stocks got off to a strong start Wednesday, as Chinese inflation data overshadowed escalating tensions caused by North Korea's torrent of threats, analysts said. The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) gained 5.94 points, or 0.31 percent to 1,926.68 in the first 15 minutes of trading. Brokerage houses and steelmakers drove up the shares, with KDB Daewoo Securities Co. spiking more than 4 percent and POSCO shooting up 2.5 percent. China's consumer prices rose 2.1 perc

April 10, 2013

The U.S. government on Tuesday dismissed North Korea's public warning that foreigners in South Korea had better leave the nation amid the possibility of an armed clash on the peninsula."Our analysis remains the same as it was last week. We're not discouraging U.S. citizens from traveling to South Korea or encouraging them to take any special travel precautions," Patrick Ventrell, a spokesman for the State Department, said at a press briefing."We ar not recommending any specific actions by Americ

North Korea April 10, 2013

He went from house to house in the village at dawn, cold-bloodedly gunning down his mother, his son, a 2-year-old cousin and 10 other neighbors. Terrified residents said if a police patrol car hadn't shown up, they all would have been dead.Police said they knew of no motive yet in the carnage Tuesday that left six men, six women and a child dead in Velika Ivanca, a Serbian village 50 kilometers southeast of Belgrade.After the rampage, police said suspect Ljubisa Bogdanovic, a 60-year-old who saw

World News April 10, 2013

South Korea's jobless rate fell in March from a month earlier and job creation also picked up speed, raising expectations that labor market conditions might be rebounding from a slump, a government report showed Wednesday.According to the report by Statistics Korea, the jobless rate stood at 3.5 percent last month, down from the previous month's 4 percent, the highest since February last year. The jobless rate adjusted for inflation also declined to 3.2 percent last month from February's 3.5 per

April 10, 2013

In an effort to counter North Korea's military threats, South Korea should keep all options on the table, including withdrawal from the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty (NPT), a senior South Korean politician said Tuesday."Facing an extraordinary threat to national security, South Korea may exercise the right to withdraw from the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty as stipulated in article 10 of the treaty,"Rep. Chung Mong-joon, former leader of the ruling Saenuri Party, said, addressing the 2013 Car

North Korea April 10, 2013