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South Korea

Government Laws

Acts On The Punishment Of Sexual Crimes And Protection Of Victims Thereof
(Source: retrieved 2001, from Protection Project Web site: http://www.protectionproject.org/) Article 21 (Prohibition of Divulgence of Identity and Privacy of Victim): (1) Any public official who is in charge of, or participates in, an investigation or judgement on a sexual crime, shall not disclose or divulge to another person, the address, name, age, occupation and appearance of the victim, and other personal matters, photographs, etc by which it is possible to identify and grasp the victim.

Prevention of Prostitution Etc., Act
(Source: retrieved 2001, from Protection Project Web site: http://www.protectionproject.org/) Article 26-2 (Prohibition of Acts Harmful to Juveniles): No one shall perform the act falling under each of the following subparagraphs: The act of having juveniles sexually entertain through their physical contacts and the exposure of their sexual organs for the purpose of making profits, and other act of arranging such lascivious things; The act of having juveniles drink with clienteles or entertain such clienteles songs and dance, and other act of arranging such entertaining things for the purpose of making profits; The act of having juveniles perform the lascivious act for the purpose of making profits or entertainment; The act of showing the physically deformed parts of juveniles to the public for the purpose of making profits or entertainment; The act of having juveniles beg for money or goods or using them as a means to beg for money or goods; The act of abusing juveniles; The act of having juveniles lure customers on the street for the purpose of making profits; The act of disrupting public morality by permitting male and female juveniles to sleep on the same beds and other act of providing a place to that end; and Deleted [by Act No.

Juvenile Protection Act
(Source: retrieved 2001, from Protection Project Web site: http://www.protectionproject.org/) Article 26-2 (Prohibition of Acts Harmful to Juveniles): No one shall perform the act falling under each of the following subparagraphs: The act of having juveniles sexually entertain through their physical contacts and the exposure of their sexual organs for the purpose of making profits, and other act of arranging such lascivious things; The act of having juveniles drink with clienteles or entertain such clienteles songs and dance, and other act of arranging such entertaining things for the purpose of making profits; The act of having juveniles perform the lascivious act for the purpose of making profits or entertainment; The act of showing the physically deformed parts of juveniles to the public for the purpose of making profits or entertainment; The act of having juveniles beg for money or goods or using them as a means to beg for money or goods; The act of abusing juveniles; The act of having juveniles lure customers on the street for the purpose of making profits; The act of disrupting public morality by permitting male and female juveniles to sleep on the same beds and other act of providing a place to that end; and Deleted [by Act No.

Criminal Act
(Source: retrieved 2001, from Protection Project Web site: http://www.protectionproject.org/) CHAPTER XXXI: CRIMES OF KIDNAPPING Article 287 (Kidnapping of a Minor): A person who kidnaps a minor by force or inveiglement shall be punished by imprisonment for not more than ten years.

Child Welfare Act
(Source: retrieved 2001, from Protection Project Web site: http://www.protectionproject.org/) Article 16 (Kinds of Child Welfare Facilities): (1) Kinds of child welfare facilities are as follows: Child rearing facilities: facility with a purpose of protecting and rearing the children requiring protection by committing them therein; Temporary protection facilities for children: facility with the purpose of temporarily protecting the children requiring protection, and devising a plan for future rearing and taking protective measures for children; Protection and treatment facilities for children: facility with the purpose of committing those children therein who indulge in delinquent acts or are likely to commit such acts, and who are without any protector, or for whom a person with parental power or a protector has applied for his being committed therein, or who are entrusted for protection by the Court of Family Affairs, a district court and a juvenile branch court, and lead them into the right path and thereby foster them into the sound members of society; Vocational training facilities for children: facility with a purpose of enabling the children aged 15 or older committed in a child welfare facility and the children of poor families to acquire the knowledge and skill required.