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Adultery Law Abolished in South Korea

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thinkstock 2.26.15 southkoreamap?  SQUARESPACE CACHEVERSION=1425002275418oztasbc/iStock/Thinkstock(SEOUL, South Korea) — A South Korean court ruling could potentially impact thousands of individuals who faced adultery charges in the last several years.

The Constitutional Court has abolished a 62-year-old law that banned extramarital affairs.

The highest court in the country ruled Thursday that the law suppresses personal freedoms.

Under the law, having sex with a married person was punishable by up to two years in prison.


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