Professor faces penalty after saying female students could 'turn to prostitution if desperate'

A professor at a private university in Daejeon is under disciplinary review after students accused him of making sexually offensive remarks in class, including allegedly saying that 8 out of 10 women in Korea had likely earned money through prostitution.

The case is currently being reviewed by the university’s disciplinary committee, after its faculty ethics committee recommended severe disciplinary action to the school foundation.

The allegations first surfaced in November through posts on Ever ...