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  Two arrested for arranging celebrity prostitution

  By Kim Se-jeong Police in Seoul arrested two men Friday for allegedly arranging prostitution in Korea and the United States involving celebrity entertainers. Among the four women involved is said to be a fairly well-known 29-year-old singer, according...

  • Posted March 4, 2016
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• Seattle-area police free dozen women from prostitution, most of them from S. Korea

  SEATTLE (AP) — Police in the Seattle area said Thursday they freed a dozen women who were forced into prostitution, arrested 14 people and shut down two websites this week as part of a sex-trafficking investigation. King...

  • Posted January 7, 2016
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  Many N. Korean defectors resort to prostitution for living in South

  By Jun Ji-hye A considerable number of female defectors from North Korea have become sex workers in South Korea after experiencing difficulties adjusting according to media reports. KBS, a state-run broadcaster, aired a program on Sunday night...

  • Posted November 30, 2015
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  Police seize profits earned by prostitution

  (Yonhap) — Police have taken measures to hold some 3 billion won ($2.5 million) in assets from brothels in an effort to more effectively fight prostitution, the authorities said last week. The Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency (SMPA)...

  • Posted November 23, 2015
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  Korean sex workers demand decriminalization of their trade

  By Bahk Eun-ji A sex workers’ group wants the law banning prostitution abolished. Around 1,000 members of the Hanteo National Union, the Korean sex workers’ organization, rallied in Jongno, Seoul, Wednesday to condemn the law for threatening...

  • Posted September 24, 2015
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  [NYT] Suit Has South Korea Looking Anew at Its Hard Line on Prostitution

  – Kim Jeong-mi, a 43-year-old prostitute in Seoul, says she knows about humiliation. She usually charges customers 20,000 to 30,000 won, or about $18 to $27 — roughly a third of what her younger...

  • Posted June 22, 2015
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  [WSJ] South Korea’s Sex Industry Thrives Underground a Decade After Crackdown

  This fall marked the 10th anniversary of a sweeping anti-prostitution law in South Korea, meant to increase penalties for those who buy and sell sex, toughen police crackdowns against brothels and offer help for women...

  • Posted December 1, 2014
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