Three Korean Men Arrested for Gang Rape of Swedish Woman In Seoul
Some may say this is victim blaming, but I think it is just common sense to not get drunk alone with people you just met in a foreign country you know nothing about, unless of course they used a date rape drug against her which is an entirely different story. With that said lets hope these three guys are vigorously investigated by Korean authorities which have a well established track record of poorly handling sexual assault cases like this:
Three Korean males have been arrested on charges of gang-raping a Swedish tourist they met at a nightclub in Hongdae, Seoul, police said Wednesday.
The men, in their 20s, allegedly asked the woman to go out the club, saying they would “show her Korean nightlife” on May 14, according to investigators.
The tourist and the men drank until the next morning, resulting in the victim becoming very drunk. The men then allegedly took her to a house, where they raped her and photographed her naked body.
The victim complained to the Swedish Embassy, which asked police to investigate the matter.
The three were arrested on May 24 after police viewed surveillance camera recordings and photos of the suspects left on the woman’s mobile phone, according to Mapo Police Station. [Korea Times]
No doubt the 3 men will all say the gang bang was consensual. But even if it was true, she would of been too drunk to make that decision.
Andy said:
“But even if it was true, she would of been too drunk to make that decision.”
Too drunk to consent is a relatively recent definition of rape which came to be accepted within maybe the last 30 years and mostly in north American and western European countries. I’m not sure how this will go in Korean courts.
Even our own UCMJ is still struggling to define ‘incapable of consent’,
In Korean courts, the bar is much higher.
Fix for ‘incapable of consent’ link above:
http://www.stripes.com/news/us-military-court-addresses-incapable-of-consent-to-sex-issue-1.409974