SEOUL: A South Korean female naval officer apparently killed herself after being allegedly raped by a senior colleague, a defense ministry spokesman said Thursday. The victim, a lieutenant, was found dead in her single-room apartment on Wednesday, where a message was found reading: “Tomorrow, I won’t be in this world any longer.”“The lieutenant appeared to have committed suicide,” a military spokesman told Agence France-Presse. He admitted to having sex with her but denied the rape allegation, the spokesman said. A parliamentary probe revealed last year that a total of 111 female soldiers had fallen victim to rape by their seniors over the previous five years. The latest alleged incident emerged a day after a South Korean army officer was sentenced to six months in prison for having consensual gay sex with a colleague.

Source: Manila Times May 25, 2017 10:07 UTC