South Korean Lawmakers Seek More Severe Punishments for ‘Semen Terrorism’, Media Says

A lawmaker from South Korea’s Democratic party reportedly complained that, while a victim in one case got sexually humiliated, “it was not considered a sex crime because it was not seen as involving direct physical contact.”

Lawmakers in South Korea seek to adjust the legislation there in order to have the so called “semen terrorism”, i.e. the act of “secretly delivering or smearing semen onto someone else”, regarded as a sex crime, The Guardian reports.

According to the newspaper, this development comes after a number of men who “secretly ejaculated onto women’s belongings” ended up being punished by the court for property damage rather than for sexually criminal behaviour.

In one such instance, in May a male civil servant was fined 3 million won (about $2,580) for ejaculating into his female colleague’s coffee tumbler on several occasions, with the court ruling that his actions “ruined” the utility of the container.

In order for an offence to be regarded as a sex crime under existing South Korean law, the perpetrator must exercise violence or intimidation, the newspaper points out, adding that digital or online sex crimes are “also punishable”.

A similar bill was also introduced in December last year by Lee Su-jin, another Democratic party parliamentarian, though both bills are still yet to be discussed at the national assembly, the newspaper adds.

Sourse: sputniknews.com