[사회][제보는Y] “How many cups of breasts is it?” Sexual harassment… “What you said to a character” Police who did not file a complaint

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The tip is Y.

A woman who was playing the game went to sue after hearing a statement of severe sexual harassment from another user, and there was a report that the police could not be held back.

What I told the game character was that it was difficult to see it as sexual harassment, and the investigator did not even file a complaint.

This is Shin Joon-myeong.

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A woman in her twenties received a sexual harassment message from another user in a game chat room at the end of last month.

He poured out insulting words such as wanting to touch certain parts of the body, how many cups it is, and Mr. A blocked the other person.

Then I created another account and continued to speak of sexual harassment and even swear words.

[A 씨 / 피해자 : 원래는 초반에는 그냥 무시했어요. 차단하거나, 그 얘기 들어도 무시하고 그랬는데, 이런 말도 못할 심한 발언들을 좀 많이 하거든요.]

Unbearable, Mr. A went to the police station to sue Mr. B.

However, he returned without even filing a complaint.

It is because the police did not accept it.

[A 씨 / 피해자 : 솔직히 기분 나빴죠. 저는 이게 직무유기라고 생각을 해요. 어떻게든 고소장을 못 내게 하려는 그런 티가….]

The reason is that it is difficult to see it as sexual harassment against actual users because it can be seen as words spoken to game characters in cyberspace.

Therefore, it is the explanation of the police that it was judged that it was difficult to apply the crime of insult.

He returned Mr. A, saying it was difficult to apply the charges of sexual violence.

I looked for the provisions of the law to see if there really was a crime.

According to the Sexual Violence Penalty Act, sexual harassment in the game is defined as obscene acts using communication media.

You can be punished by imprisonment for up to two years or a fine of up to 20 million won.

Also, unlike insults, even one-on-one conversations can be punished.

In fact, in May of last year, a 24-year-old social worker was sentenced to 1 year probation with a fine of 2 million won on charges of posting a number of posts causing sexual shame against female game users.

Sexual harassment in cyberspace is also a crime.

[주영글 / 변호사 : 모욕죄가 안 된다면 고소장 접수 자체를 막기보다는 죄가 성립하는 통신 매체 이용 음란죄로 고소장을 접수할 수 있도록 도와주고 안내해줬어야 수사기관이 제 역할을 다한 것으로 볼 수 있습니다.]

Recently, 16.7% of game users answered that they have experienced sexual harassment and sexual discrimination.

Experts point out that the social perception can be changed only when investigative agencies see sexual harassment in the game as a serious sexual violence crime.

[서승희 / 한국사이버성폭력대응센터 대표 : 경찰서에 갔다가 (고소가) 되지 않는다는 말만 듣고 당황하는 경우가 상당히 있습니다. 온라인상 다양한 성적인 괴롭힘, 성적 모욕에 대해서도 이것이 심각한 성폭력이라는 인식이 필요한 상황입니다.]

In addition, there is a growing voice that game operators should come up with measures to enforce restrictions or accusations against sexual harassment perpetrators.

YTN Shin Joon-myeong[[email protected]]is.

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