South Korean defence minister Suh Wook. - AFP
SEOUL (AFP): A female South Korean navy chief petty officer was found dead at her base, Seoul's defence ministry said Friday (Aug 13), with local media reporting she had been sexually assaulted by a superior -- the latest such incident in the South Korean military.
Public anger is mounting over a series of similar incidents in South Korea, which maintains a conscript army to defend itself against nuclear-armed North Korea.
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