albazalba
Joined: 27 Dec 2006
Location: Hongdae
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 Posted: Sun Jan 21, 2007 3:28 am Post subject: |
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Hoo wee. Sounds like you're in a dilly of a pickle!
First of all, extramarital affairs are illegal in Korea. However there needs to be concrete evidence of this i.e. photographs etc... so more than likely, if you ended the situation now, i would say you're safe from the legal aspect.
From http://www.efl-law.com/criminal-law.php :
"Some specific crimes to be aware of:
Adultery
Korea is one of the few countries on earth that has adultery laws on the books that are enforced. I have only known of foreign men to be prosecuted for this, not women. If you are caught sleeping with someone's wife, you may have to pay the outraged husband thousands of dollars to prevent him from taking you to court. If he does choose to prosecute, article 241 of Korean law states you can face a jail term of up to two years.
Under Korean law, adultery is a serious criminal act and carries a serious consequences. If one spouse is caught having an adulterous affair with let's say an unmarried 25-year, single person, the other spouse can press a criminal charge against the adulterous spouse and put the spouse in jail, in addition to seeking civil damages. In addition, the spouse can press criminal charge against the person who knowingly had an affair with the adulterous spouse. (Therefore, if you are a single, you should avoid sexual relations with a married person at all costs.) A majority of Korean women favor keeping this law on adultery precisely because they perceive that this law could be used as a weapon against their husbands in divorce proceedings." |
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