Wow! I didn't realize how bad it was in Korea. This is an excellent article and an eye-opener!

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Women definitely need to be careful in Korea not only off post but also on post because there are continual sexual assaults on post which every single one I have seen are alcohol related. The difference between the on post and off post sexual assaults is that the ones that happen on post, almost always lead to an arrest of the perpetrator where if you get sexually off post you will be lucky if the police even investigate it.

Korea is a very safe country overall but sexual assaults are a real problem which remains a taboo subject in Korea. However, common sense will usually protect you from criminals. First of all don't get shit faced drunk and walk around some place like Itaewon where a lot of shady people hang out. Secondly if you live off post lock your doors and windows and don't go home alone at 2AM in the morning. However, even these measures didn't help some of the rape victims in Korea like the new GI female that just arrived in country and was raped by the taxi cab driver. So I can't emphasise it enough, women need to be careful here.

Published: Sun, 16 Jul 2006 07:06:43 +0900

I can only wish this Phillippina woman good luck because justice for rape in Korea is hard to find:

The Negrense woman who was allegedly raped in South Korea had suffered from such a brutal beating that her jaw was fractured and she survived only when she played dead and was stuffed in a large culvert pipe by her attacker.

This was disclosed yesterday by the parents of the 30-year-old Hinigaranon, whose name is being withheld by the DAILY STAR, who said she was attacked and raped at about 9:30 p.m. on July 2 and remains in a hospital in South Korea.

She also sustained wounds in her ears, lost three teeth, was boxed in the stomach that caused swelling, while her arms bore rope marks and her legs had injuries, her father said. Even my daughter could not believe that she would survive what happened to her, which lasted from 9 p.m. to 3 a.m., the father said.

She told her parents she does not want to return home because she wants to ensure that she gets justice for what happened to her.

Why do I say justice in Korea for rape victims is hard to find? I say this because even if the rapist is found that doesn't mean justice will actually be served. Does anyone remember this case?:

The Seoul High Court yesterday overturned the conviction by a lower court of a 49-year old taxi driver who had been charged with the rape of a 19-year old U.S. female soldier.
The man had received a 10-month prison term in the original trial after being convicted of luring the newly-arrived servicewoman from Incheon International Airport to a hotel near there where the woman said he raped her.

The woman reported the incident to U.S. military authorities, who asked for assistance from Korean prosecutors. The appeals court ruled that the woman had shown no evidence of having refused the man's advances, and that he used "not enough violence to constitute rape."

This case is a perfect example of the absurdity of rape convictions in Korea. First of all the criminal gets a 10 month sentence which is outrageous to begin with, but is then let go because the soldier showed no signs of refusing the man's advances. Think about this, what are the odds that a 19 year old US soldier who just arrived to Korea would suddenly get the urge to go have sex with the 49 year old taxi driver she just met?

Actually you are lucky to catch the rapist at all such as with the rape of a US Army officer in Taegu? The fact that the Korean police are mostly incompetent in dealing with cases doesn't help either. The best example of this was from this rape of a US English teacher in Seoul.

Rape remains a taboo subject in Korea especially when foreigners involved, which is only going to make the Phillippina woman's quest for justice that much harder.

Tags: rape, korea

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