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Lawmaker Kweon Seong-dong Sentenced to 2 Years in Prison for Accepting 100 Million Won from Unification Church, Loses Parliamentary Seat The Supreme Court's Second Division (Justice Eom Sang-pil presiding) upheld the lower court's ruling today , sentencing Kweon to two years in prison and ordering the forfeiture of 100 million won. SBS Jul 16, 2026 11:00 AM

Former Unification Minister Cho Myoung-gyon Receives Suspended Sentence in 'Moon Administration Blacklist' Case The Supreme Court's First Division (Justice Shin Sook-hee presiding) upheld the lower court's ruling today , sentencing Cho to six months in prison, suspended for one year, on charges of abuse of power. SBS Jul 16, 2026 10:44 AM

Man in His 50s Who Attempted to Abduct Teenager by Offering Taxi Fare Sentenced to 1 Year and 2 Months in Prison on Appeal The Seoul Southern District Court's Criminal Appeals Division 3-3 (Presiding Judges Yoo Hwan-woo, Jang Yoon-sun, and Cho Kyu-seol) sentenced Kim , who was indicted under detention for attempted abduction of a minor, to one year and two months in prison today , overturning the 10-month sentence handed down in the first trial. SBS Jul 16, 2026 10:44 AM

Man in His 60s Sentenced to 2 Years for Strangling Wife Suspected of Having Bone Cancer The Cheongju District Court, presided over by Judge Han Sang-won of the 22nd Criminal Division, sentenced the defendant, identified as A, to two years in prison today on charges of homicide upon request. SBS Jul 16, 2026 10:36 AM

Police Investigate Alleged Abuse of Stray Cats with Glacial Acetic Acid at Changwon Shopping Center The Changwon Jungbu Police Station announced today that it has received a complaint requesting an investigation into three individuals—a restaurant owner identified as A, a shopping center manager, and a city official from the livestock department—on charges of violating the Animal Protection Act. SBS Jul 16, 2026 10:34 AM

Man in His 50s Sentenced to 18 Years for Murdering Wife During Divorce Proceedings in Front of Son A is charged with stabbing his wife, B , to death on a road in Chilseong-myeon, Goesan-gun, on January 29 at 5:55 p.m. SBS Jul 16, 2026 10:31 AM

Identity of 24-Year-Old Jung Jae-hwan Revealed After Fatal Stabbing and Public Exposure The identity of 24-year-old Jung Jae-hwan, who murdered his friend with a weapon and walked the streets naked while covered in blood, was made public today . SBS Jul 16, 2026 10:20 AM

Accuser of Defense Minister Ahn Gyu-baek Over 'AWOL Allegations' Appears for Police Questioning: "Disclose Military Service Records" Kim Young-soo, head of the Defense Rights Research Institute, who filed a complaint against Minister Ahn with the police on June 27 for violating the Act on Testimony and Appraisal Before the National Assembly, appeared at the Yongsan Police Station in Seoul at 9:22 a.m. SBS Jul 16, 2026 10:12 AM

High School Students Who Entered Swollen Ui Stream Out of Curiosity Rescued via CCTV Monitoring According to the Seoul Gangbuk Police Station on July 16, police spotted three male high school students entering the Ui Stream in Gangbuk-gu, a frequently flooded area, at 10:33 p.m. SBS Jul 16, 2026 10:08 AM

Unauthorized Intrusions at Busan Schools Occur Every Three Weeks; Urgent Countermeasures Needed According to the Busan Teachers Union on Thursday, July 16, there have been approximately 80 cases of unauthorized school intrusions in Busan over the past five years, averaging 16 incidents per year. SBS Jul 16, 2026 10:05 AM