english.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2014/11/25/2014112501697.html
S.KOREA SUPREME COURT Clears Man of Raping Underage Girl (AGE 15) ; 2014.11.25
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The S.KOREA SUPREME COURT (so , their 'highest' level of morality , *LOL*) saw things differently. It pointed out that the girl (who had given birth to his child) visited (Over Age 40) Mr. CHO in prison every day as his Court Trial progressed and continued to send him letters and mobile text messages saying she loved him. It reasoned that such behavior "makes it difficult to believe" her claims. The court did not accept that Mr. CHO coerced the girl into sending the letters and text messages ...
The AGE of SEXUAL CONSENT in S.KOREA is AGE 13 , so any conviction requires proof that the minor was forced into sex.
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Gosh , is not *LEGAL* S.KOREAN *LOVE* just wonderful ???
The *CHOSUNILBO* is a significant S.KOREA based News Agency (Hangul Language).
Their above Article , is translated by them into English Language.
Note: AKP STAFF did an ARTICLE on this issue at the time (Nov. 2014) ...
Which has now been DELETED from their website (sadly) , that I can detect.
It is further stated that Mr. CHO had promised to make this young girl into a K-pop Idol (Celebrity) , and like that ... The behavior , to me , was just INCREDIBLY DISGUSTING overall from Mr. CHO ... The parents of the young girl were of ill health , and he convinced her to move out of her house , and live with him ... Which is when shortly afterward that they conceived their 'Love Child' together.
Anyway , the S.KOREA LAWS on SEXUAL AGE of CONSENT have *not* changed
that I know of it , with regard to when the S.KOREA SUPREME COURT did make
this above referenced decision in November of Year 2014.
Basically , if an AGE 13 Years Old Female in S.KOREA wants to have
full out sexual activity with a say AGE 40 Male , because she LOVES him ...
And *no other* factors (alcohol , drugs , money payment) are involved ...
Then that still remains PERFECTLY LEGAL in S.KOREA.
www.ageofconsent.net/world/south-korea
(My view) This above 'expert' website reference is just plain WRONG.
And those operating this 'expert' website state openly that they are "NOT LAWYERS" too. And they likely have little to NO IDEA of specific aspects of S.KOREA LAW either.
In other words , I am giving you a *solid* valid URL reference (*CHOSUNILBO*)
that indicates that *AGE 13* remains the SEXUAL AGE of CONSENT in S.KOREA.
Again , NO S.KOREA LAWS have been passed since Year 2014 , that I know of it,
that have changed *anything* related to this S.KOREA SUPREME COURT decision.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supreme_Court_of_South_Korea#Current_justices
Park Jung-hwa - The Supreme Court of Korea (Female)
Min You-sook - The Supreme Court of Korea (Female)
Noh Jeong-hee - The Supreme Court of Korea (Female)
Of 14 Total S.Korea Supreme Court Justices (2021.08.01) ...
Currently *3* (Three) are Female Gender (listed above)