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[ulsanchris]

this is an excerpt from an article in the korean times. it sick just sick.

Recently, a 16-year-old girl, identified as Song, was sexually assaulted by a 25-year-old man whom Song became acquainted with in a computer chat room.

Worried about pregnancy, Song visited a pharmacy to buy morning-after-pills, but an employee at the pharmacy took Song to the dispensary, saying he would tell her how to use the pills, and sexually harassed the girl.

Song told the story to a 25-year-old man through computer chatting. The man took Song to a bar saying he would give counseling, but raped Song after getting her drunk.

She took a cab to report the man to the police. The taxi driver, who consoled her and asked the reason for going to the police station, sexually assaulted the girl again in a parking lot.

the full story can be found here. http://times.hankooki.com/lpage/200603/kt2006030317444410230.htm

poor girl. A bit naive maybe even stupid, but no one to deserves what she went through.

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[rapier]

..and then the keystone cops arrive and tell her to get over it.

[pest1]

Yeah she should never have told her story to anyone. The culture is still very chauvinistic. Korean men still wanna marry virgin girls and whoever is not a virgin is therefore a *beep*. Instead of feeling sorry for her these men just think her as a *beep* after she got raped. She suddenly becomes a plaything for men.

[RachaelRoo]

I'm not so sure about this story. First, it says that the pharmacist 'sexually harassed' her, which can mean almost anything.
Then the taxi driver ...I mean, she would be able to identify who he was, and she was on her way to REPORT a rape to the police... what, he thought he'd get away with it? I would think they have something along the lines of rape kits in Korea for DNA testing, and since she was heading to the station anyways....
Actually, if you click on the link to the original story, there is a fourth supposed incident when she talks to another guy online, tells him about the rape, meets him, and he rapes her.
The story is strange, strangely worded, and very sketchy on details. It reminds me of an urban legend or something that overprotective parents tell their 13 years daughters to try to stop them from trusting men. Or maybe the girl is schizo and making this up.
I dunno.

[JeJuJitsu]

This is the plot for an indie movie I saw about 10 years ago at Sundance. It's a bunch of BS.

[Hater Depot]

Well so far, the police seem to believe her. And a friend of hers has ben arrested for blackmailing the pharmacist. He got a whole 200,000 won out of the guy.

[Gorgias]

@rapier: I've unfortunately known two gals here who have had unwanted sexual assaults (minor, at least no physical harm involved); in both cases the police couldn't have cared less: once it was the neighbour, they sent her on to "family affairs" or what ever the department was called. I think your remark about the "keystone cops" is dead on.

@RachaelRoo: I myself do not doubt this story. By 'sexual harassed' it might have meant something like the pharmasist and the taxi driver started calling her a 'ho' and what not.

I too have been watching these developments in the last two weeks.

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The element of this topic which is most interesting to me these days is to try to understand the whence of pedophile-hysteria.

For instance, statistically, both tumble-dryers and swimming pools are individually about three-thousand percent more dangerous to the lives of children than are deranged child-killers. Yet, if one made a post like this:

[canuckistan]

After reading this I am even more in favour of girls and women being taught self-defense. It should be a compulsory part of public education and an off-shoot of gym class.

[kangnam mafioso]

i think song has learned some valuable lessons about men (particularly korean men) and the internet.

[ulsanchris]

her actions were foolish from start to finish but nothing like that should happen to anyperson for any reason. although i wonder if her first encounter was one of those teenage prositution meetings gone wrong.

[Satori]

Talking about your sexual abuse to strange men on the net? Hmmm, seems that sort of thing is best shared only with close friends and family.

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[seattlespew]

Gorgias,

What do you mean 'defending pedophiles on the internet?' What can that mean? What is the defense for those that molest vulnerable children? Honestly, what are you talking about?

[paperbag princess]

i'm glad that the girl is sharing her story. korean women need to assert their rights over their bodies. rape and sexual assault are henious events that noone should ever go through.