Requests for Deletion of Illegal Filming Materials Can Now Be Made by Parents, Spouses, and Others Besides the Victim Themselves

Assignment of Sexual Violence Victim Students to Schools by Superintendent

[Asia Economy Reporter Hyunju Lee] In addition to the victims themselves, family members such as parents will now be able to request support for the deletion of illegally distributed footage.

The Ministry of Gender Equality and Family announced on the 10th that the "Partial Amendment to the Act on the Prevention of Sexual Violence and Protection of Victims," which expands the scope of deletion requesters, passed the National Assembly plenary session on the 9th.

With this legal amendment, not only victims but also spouses, parents, and siblings can legally request support for deletion.

Furthermore, when a student who is a victim of sexual violence transfers or enrolls in a school, the superintendent of education will assign the target school. Previously, the head of the school (principal) could refuse the victim's transfer or enrollment. This provision, which was stipulated in the enforcement decree of the Act on the Prevention of Sexual Violence and Protection of Victims, has now been elevated to law.

Hwang Yoon-jung, Director of the Rights Promotion Bureau at the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family, said, "We will do our best to ensure that the contents of this legal amendment are properly implemented in the field to better contribute to the recovery and healing of sexual violence victims."

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