South Korea has raised the age of consent for sex to 16 from 13 as it seeks to strengthen protection for minors following accusations the existing law on sex crimes was too weak.

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 consent.

Previously, South Korea’s teenagers aged 13 or older were held to be legally capable of consenting to sex, resulting in controversial cases and critics saying that sex offenders were escaping without punishment due to the low benchmark.

In 2017, a 42-year-old man was found not guilty of raping a then 15-year-old on the grounds she had consented, provoking outrage and calls for the age limit to be raised.

Despite 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.


https://www.vanguardngr.com/2020/05/south-korea-raises-age-of-consent-for-sex-from-13-to-16/

This is a sane and working society. I don't mind getting a visa to this place, they seem to have morals guiding their society.

Hmmm

But why Dem no carry am up go 18 +

E for make sense

Asians used to be very conservative in nature. But these days, promiscuity reigns supreme; especially in this South Korea. And it's largely thanks to the explosion of their K-Pop industry.

beylinko02:
This is a sane and working society. I don't mind getting a visa to this place, they seem to have morals guiding their society.

and Nigeria is still 11years , what are those stupid activists doing sef

beylinko02:
This is a sane and working society. I don't mind getting a visa to this place, they seem to have morals guiding their society.

Their older generation, yes -- much like African parents. But the younger generation are starting to get seriously "Westernized" (especially with heavy links to America)...

The plus side of this is that, they are more welcoming of other cultures compared to the likes of China and Japan.

TheSourcerer:
and Nigeria is still 11years , what are those stupid activists doing sef

Seriously?
11 years for Naija. Wow

chidiadi247:

Seriously?
11 years for Naija. Wow

Be careful bro. Don't go wild now. It depends on the State.

chidiadi247:

Seriously?
11 years for Naija. Wow

Very disturbing I know , 11 is the legal age of consent in Nigeria

Venzal:
Their older generation, yes -- much like African parents. But the younger generation are starting to get seriously "Westernized" (especially with heavy links to America)...

The plus side of this is that, they are more welcoming of other cultures compared to the likes of China and Japan.

Wherever the west put it hands, it always turn sour. The negative influence of westernization you'll say.
But me like them though not like the Chinkos as you rightly said

beylinko02:

Wherever the west put it hands, it always turn sour. The negative influence of westernization you'll say.
But me like them though not like the Chinkos as you rightly said

Majority of the Chinese are messed up. They are very wicked and shamelessly racists as well.