Nearly 4 out of 10 male victims of sex crimes stay silent: survey

Some 37.3 percent of Korean boys who were victims of sex crimes did not tell anyone, a survey by a local civic group working against sexual exploitation of children showed recently.

Tacteen Naeil, a South Korean member of the ECPAT International, revealed the survey results at a public discussion on gender equality in Seoul on Friday, according to the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family.

In the survey of underage boys, including teens, 27 percent of victims said that they refrained from telli ...