{"id":2782,"date":"2016-11-10T16:50:12","date_gmt":"2016-11-10T07:50:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.01.asiapress.org\/rimjin-gang-2\/2016\/11\/report\/20161110-kotchebi-girls-sexually-abused\/"},"modified":"2019-02-15T16:35:48","modified_gmt":"2019-02-15T07:35:48","slug":"20161110-kotchebi-girls-sexually-abused","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.02.asiapress.org\/rimjin-gang\/2016\/11\/movie\/20161110-kotchebi-girls-sexually-abused\/","title":{"rendered":"[Video Report] Kotchebi Girls, Sexually Abused and Exploited"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/e43-HEj1ni8?list=PLpCEn7dS6-toFNQEV-oefnOBd7ZgUl0kC\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The mid 90s\u2019 were a chaotic period for North Korea. During this time there were a large number of orphaned children living in desperate conditions, in the streets and in the illegal markets. Among these, girls especially were targeted for sexual abuse and exploitation. Desperately hungry girls were sexually exploited while searching for food.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLpCEn7dS6-toFNQEV-oefnOBd7ZgUl0kC\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u25ceASIAPRESS rimjingang playlist<\/a>&gt;&gt;<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>On a video recorded in Chungjin City on July 2004, a man approached a Kotchebi girl and said something inaudible to the reporter, nearby. During the long hours that followed, as the reporter observed, the man never left the girl.<\/p>\n<p>Even after 2000 kotchebi girls could be seen in the markets. They are recognizable as girls by their carefully braided hair and the flowers they have inserted in their braids. It is heartbreaking to see these young children having to eat leftovers.<\/p>\n<p>Kim Dong-cheol, reporting partner in North Korea, reported on cases when people led abandoned girls away from the markets. Kim laments as to whether or not the person intended to help these children. Even recently, young girls are extremely vulnerable to sexual abuse.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Related article:\u00a0<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=L2XnWuomU8E&amp;list=PLpCEn7dS6-toFNQEV-oefnOBd7ZgUl0kC&amp;index=6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">[North Korea] There is no water! 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