Seoul Takes Aim at Sexual Harassment
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SEOUL — Men who paw or molest women on crowded subway trains and buses or in other public places would face up to a year in prison under a draft law announced by the government Thursday.
Those who sexually harass employees or subordinates at work could get up to two years in prison.
On Wednesday, the Seoul Police Department began deploying 328 special police officers on subways to stop molestations and other crimes.
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