South Korea is evaluating uploading headshots of sex offenders to the three-dimensional metaverse to help the public identify offenders, Minister for Gender Equality and Family Kim Hyun-sook said in an interview with the Korean broadcaster on Tuesday. the local radio.

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• Kim brought up the idea while discussing the disclosure of serial child rapist Kim Geun-sik’s personal information. Kim had sexually assaulted eleven minors in South Korea between 2000 and 2006, and was recently arrested again a day before his release from prison when another allegation surfaced.

• South Korea releases personal information of convicted sex offenders when ordered by a court, including a photo, name, address and…