남녀 청소년들의 혼숙을 허용했다가 성폭력 범죄가 일어나 모텔 주인이 피해자에게 손해를 물어주게 됐다.서울중앙지법 민사22부(전지원 부장판사)는 A양이 모텔 주인 장모씨를 상대로 낸 손해배상 청구 소송에서 장씨가 A양에게 1천500여만원을 지급하라고 판결했다고 14일 밝혔다.B군 등 3명은 지난해 7월 새벽 길에서 만난 A양 일행과 술을 마시고 놀다 A양이 만취하자 택시에 태워 장씨 모텔로 데리고 갔다. (사진=연합뉴스)장씨는 B군 등의 신분을 확인하지도 않고 방을 내줬다.모텔 안에서 B군 일행은 A양을 성폭행하고 추행했다. 이 일로 B군은 실형을 확정받아 복역중이고, 다른 두 명은 소년부에 송치됐다.장씨도 남녀 청소년을 혼숙하게 해 청소년 보호법을 위반했다는 이유로 벌금형을 선고받았다. 구청에서 과징금도 받았다.A양은 장씨가 청소년 혼숙을 방지해야 할 의무를 위반했고, B군 모친과 통화하면서 자신을 '품행이 불량한 여자'란 취지로 말해 모욕하고 명예를 훼손했다며 소송을 냈다.재판부는

세계 유튜브 1인 방송자(유튜버) 중 가장 많은 돈을 번 사람은 스웨덴의 게임 방송 진행자인 '퓨디파이'였다.세전 매출이 1천500만달러(약 174억8천만원)로 웬만한 중소기업 못지 않았다. 올해 매출 1위 유튜버인 스웨덴의 퓨디파이14일 IT(정보기술) 업계에 따르면 미국 경제지 포브스는 최근 이런 '올해 최고 수입의 유튜브 스타 2016' 결과를 발표했다. 이는 작년 7월∼올해 6월의 연간 수입을 포브스가 추정해 집계한 것이다.유튜버는 주로 자기 영상에 붙는 유튜브 광고 매출에서 일정 비율의 액수를 배분받는 식으로 돈을 번다. 인지도가 높아지면 광고·공연·저술·TV출연 등으로 수익을 다변화할 수 있다.퓨디파이는 작년 처음 선보였던 포브스의 유튜버 수익 조사에서도 1위를 했었다. 이번 조사에서 그의 연간 수입은 유료 동영상인 유튜브 레드 시리즈와 저서 판매 덕에 작년조사 때보다 20%가 늘었다.스웨덴 예테보리 출신의 20대 남성인 퓨디파이의 주특기는 자신이 하는 게임의 중계·해설이

South Korea's National Assembly will hold the third round of hearings on Wednesday to investigate the corruption and influence-peddling scandal involving President Park Geun-hye and her longtime friend. The session is expected to focus on Park's alleged inaction and her whereabouts at the time of a deadly ferry disaster on April 16, 2014. Lawmakers will grill 16 figures, including her former aides and medical experts, over allegations she neglected her duties during the "the missing seven hours.

South Korea's central bank is widely forecast to continue its stand-pat rate policy in 2017 due to the nagging issue of snowballing household debt and slowing economic growth, analysts said Wednesday.The prediction comes as the Bank of Korea (BOK) is strongly tipped to leave the country's benchmark interest rate at 1.25 percent at its monthly rate-setting meeting on Thursday due to a possible US rate hike.Seo Hyang-mi, an analyst from HI Investment & Securities Co., bet on the BOK's rate freeze,

South Korean shares opened higher Wednesday, tracking gains on Wall Street ahead of this week's rate decisions in Seoul and Washington.The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index rose 4.83 points, or 0.24 percent, to 2,029.52 in the first 15 minutes of trading.The main index tracked overnight gains on Wall Street. The Dow Jones industrial average rose 0.58 percent, with the tech-heavy Nasdaq composite index climbing 0.95 percent.Bae Sung-young, a market analyst at Hyundai Securities Co., sai

South Korea's state-run pension fund actively exercised its voting rights this year opposing one out of 10 proposals at shareholders meeting, data showed Wednesday.The National Pension Service (NPS), the operator of the fund, voted against 320, or 9.6 percent, out of 3,344 resolutions made this year at shareholders meetings of the companies it has invested in, according to the data compiled by industry tracker CEO Score.The tally was based on the votes the NPS took part in at 654 shareholders me

South Korea's corporate bond sales have contracted sharply in 2016 from last year due to large firms' sluggish capital spending and rising interest rates, data showed Wednesday.Local companies floated 35.1 trillion won ($30.1 billion) worth of bonds between Jan. 1 and Tuesday, while issuing only 264 billion won this month, according to the data by the Korea Financial Investment Association.Given the current pace, corporate debt sales for all of 2016 are unlikely to surpass the 40 trillion won ma

South Korea's jobless rate remained unchanged in November from a year earlier, with a protracted economic slowdown weighing heavily on the unemployment for young people, a government report showed Wednesday.The unemployment rate in Asia's fourth-largest economy stood at 3.1 percent last month, staying flat from a year earlier, according to the report compiled by Statistics Korea.The number of employed people stood at 26.59 million in November, up 339,000 from a year earlier, with the monthly gai

A section of a Maryland road will be named "Korean Way" in recognition of Koreans' contribution to economic development and cultural diversity in the US state, the office of Gov. Larry Hogan said Tuesday.The section of Maryland's US Route 40 stretches about 1 kilometer and passes through the Ellicot City, one of the most densely Korean populated towns in the state with a lot of Korean-run shops and restaurants. About 7 percent of the town's 66,000 population are Korean.Two "Korean Way" road sign

South Korea's export prices increased 4.1 percent in November from a month earlier due to a weaker local currency and strong demand for electric and electronic products, central bank data showed Wednesday.The won fell 3.2 percent against the dollar on average in November compared to a month earlier. In local currency terms, export prices rose 3.8 percent last month from a year earlier, according to preliminary data from the Bank of Korea.Export prices of industrial goods gained 3.7 percent year-

Syrian rebels reached a cease-fire deal to evacuate from eastern Aleppo in an effective surrender on Tuesday, as Russia declared all military action had stopped and the Syrian government had assumed control of the former rebel enclave. The dramatic developments, which appeared to restore the remainder of what was once Syria’s largest city to President Bashar Assad’s forces after months of heavy fighting and a crippling siege, followed reports of mass killings by government forces closing in on t

The number of foreign visitors to South Korea through incentive programs has topped 280,000 this year, with the figure expected to surpass 300,000 for the full year, the state-run Korea Tourism Organization (KTO) said Tuesday.According to the KTO, a total of 281,000 employees of foreign companies came to the country on incentive tours as of Friday, up 58 percent from a year earlier.The number has already topped the previous record annual high of 211,540 in 2014, it said.The KTO said group incent

Former presidential secretary Woo Byung-woo said Tuesday he will appear before the National Assembly next week for questioning into his suspected role in a corruption scandal involving President Park Geun-hye and her confidante.Woo's whereabouts have been unknown for the past few weeks as he struggled to avoid the parliamentary investigation into the case. "I could not participate in the hearing held Wednesday as presidential secretaries traditionally do not make remarks related with duties publ

After eight years as first lady, what Michelle Obama does next will be one of the most talked-about questions when the Obamas leave the White House.She’ll have a variety of options after being a high-profile advocate against childhood obesity, a sought-after talk-show guest, a Democratic power player and a fashion maven. Just as the first lady’s role is undefined, with each woman molding it to her personality, interests and comfort level, there is no script for what comes after the first lady fi

Spanish football star David Villa launched his football academy in South Korea on Tuesday.Villa announced the inauguration of his DV7 Soccer Academy, which aims to help young children develop personal values through football. The prolific goal scorer, now with New York City FC in Major League Soccer (MLS), said that he is willing to support kids who are looking to maximize their abilities and planning a professional football career."My life has been all about football," Villa said at a press con

South Korea, China and Japan have decided to postpone their trilateral summit until next year, which had been slated for this month in Tokyo, a Japanese media organization reported Tuesday amid political turmoil in Korea.Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida told reporters that the three countries had planned to hold it by the end of this month, but due to "various circumstances," the summit will be arranged to be held in Japan at a suitable time next year, according to Japan's Kyodo News.The

A South Korean lower court sentenced a former senior prosecutor to four years in prison Tuesday for offering illegal favors to a company in return for a lucrative business deal for his relative. But Jin Kyung-joon was acquitted of a separate charge of taking bribes from the founder of the country's leading online game developer Nexon Co. Jin was indicted on charges of receiving some 950 million won ($814,000) worth of kickbacks from Kim Jung-ju, currently chairman of Nexon's holding firm NXC Cor

South Korea's trade ministry will spend 3 percent less on research and development (R&D) in 2017, officials said Tuesday.The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy said the R&D budget allocated for the ministry for next year is set at 3.33 trillion won ($2.86 billion), down from 3.44 trillion won in 2016.The ministry's R&D budget has been on a downward trend, taking 18.3 percent of the total spending in 2015 compared to 17.2 percent in 2017.South Korea's combined budget for R&D will reach 19.5 t

Foreign currency deposits held by banks in South Korea dropped in November from a month earlier due mainly to a decline in US dollar deposits by exporters and individuals, central bank data showed Tuesday.Outstanding foreign currency deposits held by local residents came to $61.05 billion as of end-November, down $770 million from the previous month, according to the data from the Bank of Korea (BOK).Foreign deposits include those held by foreigners who have stayed in South Korea for more than s

South Korea quarantine officials have slaughtered more than 9.81 million poultry this winter, an official said Tuesday, the latest in a series of efforts to contain a bird flu that has ravaged chicken farms across the country.They also plan to kill an additional 2.53 million chickens and ducks across the country in coming days, said Lee Yong-jin, deputy director handling the issue at the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs.That would raise to more than 12 million the total number of