Korea's sex trade in legal limbo
From the Blog asiancorrespondent South Korean police officers patrol a red-light district in Seoul. Pic: AP. *Constitutional Court to decide if it's okay to pay for sex, writes David Slatter* Consider this conundrum: The sex trade is illegal, but are voluntary sexual relations that are then followed by money illegal? That's the question facing South Korea's Constitutional Court, and it's one that highlights the grey areas that are still common in regards to the sex trade in both Korean law and Korean society. The question has arisen from the case of a citizen named only as 'Kim' (41) who was recently charged with receiving payment for offering sexual services. What seems like a relatively simple case has prompted a wider debate and some soul searching for Korea's judiciary. The case has been passed to Korea'pakistanblogs.blogspot.comRead Full Post
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