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A loophole in Korean law allows non-contact bodily fluid attacks to be classified as property damage rather than sex crimes, according to a recent report in The Korea Times. This legal discrepancy emerged after a 2019 conviction for sexual assault following semen being sprayed on a woman's jacket, but a subsequent case involving a supervisor leaving body hair and foreign substances on a subordinate's desk and computer resulted in only property damage charges.

Legal experts argue that this loophole undermines the protection of victims and fails to address the personal nature of the attacks. A recent Supreme Court ruling has further emphasized the need for a legal amendment, declaring that lacing coffee with semen constitutes sexual assault, thus closing the loophole and ensuring sex crimes involving bodily fluids are treated appropriately under the law.

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