Three teens who beat up a motel owner for arranging “unfriendly sex workers” for them were arrested, police said Monday. According to Gwangju Gwangsan Police, the high schoolers, including Jeong, 18, and two others, are accused of asking an innkeeper to arrange prostitutes for them while they stayed at the motel in Gwangju. (Herald DB)They also face assault and robbery charges against the owner, surnamed Kim, 74, police said. Kim arranged prostitutes for the teenagers, who then lost their temper

Social Affairs Oct. 4, 2016

A missing dog was found slaughtered and eaten by villagers, police found. “We are currently holding three villagers in custody over charges of burglary,” police in Iksan, North Jeolla Province, said Tuesday. “A thorough investigation is needed to determine if the case involved animal abuse.” Local authorities said that the owner of the Old English Sheepdog reported the dog -- which was one of eight -- missing on Sept. 26. A photo of the missing dog released by the owner.The report by the owner c

Social Affairs Oct. 4, 2016

More than 900 smokers were caught illegally lighting up near subway entrances in the first week of September, a report showed Thursday. Since the Seoul municipal government launched a massive crackdown this month, 932 cases of violation have been reported, according to a report submitted to lawmaker Ahn Ho-young of the main opposition The Minjoo Party of Korea. Those who committed the violations -- which happened at some 400 subway entrances in the cosmopolitan city -- were subject to fines of 8

Social Affairs Sept. 29, 2016

Most teachers in South Korea believe the current curriculums of elementary and secondary schools are too focused on examinations and fail to teach students skills that can help them in the future, a survey showed Tuesday.In a survey of 667 teachers nationwide conducted by religious civic organization Good Teacher, 77 percent, or 514, felt the current standardized test-based curriculum focuses too much on academic evaluation and thereby discourages students from applying what they have learned. 

Social Affairs Sept. 27, 2016

Data from the National Statistical Office showed that an average salary of a regular employee at a large firm with more than 300 employees is three times higher than that of an irregular worker at a medium-sized enterprise. According to the data submitted to the National Assembly Research Service, a huge wage gap exists between the two work groups, with the former receiving an average monthly wage of 4.2 million won ($3,800), while the latter receives 1.4 million won per month.  (Yonhap)Of the 1

Social Affairs Sept. 26, 2016

A 31-year-old man apparently got really angry in a parking lot and decided to smash a windscreen by throwing coins at it. According to Gangseo Police Station on Monday, the hot-tempered resident, known only by his surname Lim, was arrested and charged with property damage after a poorly parked car led him to allegedly smash the windscreen.　(123rf)The incident occurred on Aug. 27, when Lim became furious at the sight of his neighbor’s vehicle taking up two parking spaces in an underground parking

Social Affairs Sept. 26, 2016

A group of bus drivers who repeatedly gang raped a teenage girl with intellectual disability will serve jail time, South Korea’s Supreme Court said Monday, though none received a sentence of more than four years.The high court decision confirmed the previous ruling of the lower court that had sentenced one of the former bus drivers, Han (66), to four years in prison. Other accomplices, Roh (62) and Choi (60), will spend three years and two years in prison, respectively, on rape charges. Jang (45

Social Affairs Sept. 26, 2016

The government’s move to get tough on spam text messages has resulted in a sharp rise in nuisance calls, showed recent data. According to data from the Korea Internet and Security Agency submitted Friday to Mun Mi-ock of the opposition The Minjoo Party of Korea, Koreans reported up to 18 million unwanted calls and messages to the agency this year, as of the end of August 2016, the agency said. (123rf)In 2013, the figure was nearly 33 million, but fell to 22 million in 2014 and 14 million in 2015

Social Affairs Sept. 23, 2016

Nearly 6 in 10 reported crimes on the subway here are sexual offenses, according to a report by the Seoul Subway Police on Thursday. The police report submitted to Rep. Kim Sung-tae of the ruling Saenuri Party showed that there have been 1,597 criminal incidents reported until July this year on Seoul’s subway line numbers 1 to 9. Of the reported crimes, sexual offenses including sexually harassment, taking photographs secretly and illicit video recordings of passengers accounted for 60 percent o

Social Affairs Sept. 22, 2016

More than 72,000 cars subject to recall are still on the road, a report showed. According to automobile data submitted Monday to lawmaker Jeong Yong-ki of the ruling Saenuri Party, some 3.8 million vehicles have been subject to recall by the authority since 2011. Only 3.1 million, or 81 percent, were collected and fixed by automakers, the report said.  (Yonhap)The remaining 725,549 cars have been untouched. Meanwhile, the report said Renault Samsung did the best in handling potential defects, re

Social Affairs Sept. 21, 2016

Of the 1,258 sexual assault cases reported since 2011, those serving in a religious profession were the most common offenders among other professional groups, police said. According to a police report submitted to lawmaker Park Nam-choon of the main opposition The Minjoo Party of Korea, those in religious occupations, including pastors, had the highest number of reported sexual assault cases, with 450, during the past five years, Park said. The second-highest was medical practitioners, accountin

Social Affairs Sept. 19, 2016

미국 텍사스 주 북부의 중심 도시인 댈러스의 한인타운에서 불법 성매매업소가 무더기로 적발됐다.수사 당국에 검거된 업소 운영주 대부분이 미국 국적의 한인으로 추정돼 동포 사회가 충격에 빠졌다.미국 국토안보부, 텍사스 주 공공안전국, 댈러스 경찰국이 합동으로 벌인 불법 성매매 단속에서 한인으로 추정되는 15명의 마사지 업소 운영자들이 지난달 26일 검거됐다. (사진=댈러스 모닝 뉴스 페이스북 캡처)16일(현지시간) 지역 일간지 댈러스 모닝 뉴스에 따르면, 미국 국토안보부, 텍사스 주 공공안전국 범죄수사부, 댈러스 경찰국은 지난달 26일 댈러스 한인타운이 밀집한 해리 하인스 대로 인근 마사지숍을 대상으로 합동단속을 벌여 불법 성매매를 일삼던 운영업주 15명을 체포하고 8곳을 폐쇄 조처했다.폐쇄된 업체 중 넘버 1 스파, 그린 스파, 홈타운 스파, 7스타 스파, 듀폰드 스튜디오 등 5곳은 한인타운에서 불과 한 블록 떨어진 월넛힐레인에 몰렸다.수사 당국은 손님을 가장해 해당 업소에 들어간 뒤

한국어판 Sept. 18, 2016

A child care worker is facing a criminal investigation over allegations of abusing a 2-year-old child at a day care in Incheon, police said Monday. Incheon Samsan Police Station said the 25-year-old woman was accused of covering the child with a blanket and choking him multiple times while he was asleep. A woman shown on video choking a 2-year-old toddler under blanket (YouTube)The child’s parents reported the cast to the police on Friday upon noticing that their son had bruises and scratches on

Social Affairs Sept. 12, 2016