Korean court orders damages for exposing partner's affair, finds no legal link to suicide

Court orders damages for exposing partner’s affair but finds no link to suicide

A Korean court ordered a person who exposed a romantic partner’s affair in workplace group chats to pay 19 million won ($14,200) to the partner’s bereaved family. However, it also ruled that the disclosure was not legally responsible for the partner’s subsequent death by suicide. The Anyang branch of the Suwon District Court partially ruled in favor of the family on Aug. 13, according to a ruling reported by Herald Business on Wednesday. The defendant learned in February 2023 that their partner

By The Korea Herald