The Korea Times cited a recent report from the South Korean National Police Agency saying that there 1,810 teenage sex crimes in 2006, up from 567 in 1999. The same report indicated that the age of perpetrators is going down.
Experts are concerned that easy access to pornography through the Internet is to blame. It stimulates "curiosity to dangerous levels at a time [children] aren't fully aware of their basic responsibilities."
South Korea has taken great steps to ensure that all its citizens have access to the Internet. The Internet opens up a world of communication and connectivity previously unavailable to many nations. However, as currently structured, the Internet also forces users to deal with damaging and harmful content.
This is the most recent in a series of reports reports and articles about the growing concerns around Internet pornography in South Korea.
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