Why South Korea’s Sex Offenders Get Away with Light Sentences
South Korea, the developed and democratic country in East Asia, has a serious problem with sex crimes and sexual violence. According to the Korean National Police Agency, the number of sex crime cases reported in 2023 was 32,762, an increase of 6.7% from 2022. However, the conviction rate for sex crimes was only 43.9%, and the imprisonment rate was even …