KOREA–Police set up child rape task forces
After a wave of child rapes in the past two years, top national police officials yesterday decided to set up separate task forces in police precincts throughout the country to handle such crimes.
“All officers in command should make the prevention of child sex abuse top priority,” said Commissioner General Kang Hee-rak during an unprecedented, five-hour conference, which was called to discuss the child rapes and other recent incidents that have damaged the police’s reputation, including allegations that five Yangcheon police officers tortured suspects during police investigations. It also discussed the internal division within the police chain of command that started when a former senior superintendent demanded Kang step down for poor management.
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