South Korea Raises Consent Age From 13 to 16
AFP / Ed JONES Under the revised law, adults who have sex with under-16-year-olds will be prosecuted for child sexual abuse or rape regardless of any alleged consentDespite its economic and technological advances, South Korea remains a traditional and patriarchal society, where victims of sexual assault have been shamed for coming forward.
The age of consent was raised to 16 in order to “protect teenagers from sex crimes at a fundamental level”, the South’s Justice Ministry said in a statement.
The amended law also eliminated statutes of limitation for sexual crimes against minors under 13.
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