Starting today, there are tougher punishments in Korea for people who commit digital sex crimes -- like sharing pictures of a sexual nature without the subject's consent.
Those caught driving under the influence of alcohol will also face longer prison terms, especially if their actions result in injury or death.
Hong Yoo reports.
Those found guilty of committing digital sex crimes or harming others through drunk driving will face stronger punishments starting from Tuesday.
In the past, spreading self-recorded sexual videos and photos of others often went unpunished.
But under the new law, those found guilty of posting videos or photos of a sexual nature on the web without the other person's consent,... will face up to five years in prison and a fine of up to 26-thousand U.S. dollars.
That's up from the previous maximum prison sentence of three years and roughly nine-thousand dollars in fines. And those guilty of making a profit from illegal uploads will face up to seven years in prison.
Meanwhile, the newly revised drink-driving law means that if drink-driving results in the death of another person, the offender could receive between three years and life in prison.
Those who injure others through drink-driving will receive between one and fifteen years behind bars, and a fine of between 9-thousand and 26-thousand U.S. dollars.
Previously, those convicted of killing someone through drunk-driving faced a minimum of one year in prison.
Hong Yoo, Arirang News.
