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'Consensual relationship' with 17-year-old boyfriend...why is 26-year-old woman a 'sex offender'?

2025-11-10

Oh Ki-chan, a lawyer at Law Firm Tong, believes that the criminal law of agenda rape is unlikely to apply in this case. He explained that since the crime punishes sex with a person under the age of 16, the charge could not be established because the woman was 17 years old. However, the key issue throughout the article is whether the child welfare law was violated, and other lawyers warned that sex between an adult and a minor, whether consensual or not, could be construed as "sexual abuse" and could result in criminal penalties. The article emphasizes the need for an aggressive legal response, including no contact, hiring a lawyer at the earliest stage, and gathering evidence.