South Korean lawmaker Lee Yong-ju, who brought a sex doll, speaks during a parliamentary inspection at the National Assembly in Seoul on October 18, 2019. South Korea has formally ended a ban on the import of full-body sex dolls, ending years of debate over how much the government can interfere in private life. Photo: AP
South Korea ends ban on full-body sex dolls, imports allowed as private matter
- South Korea will still ban the import of childlike sex dolls or others embodying certain people, similar to bans in the US, UK and Australia
- Customs officials still likely hold more than 1,000 sex dolls that had been sent to South Korea since 2018
South Korean lawmaker Lee Yong-ju, who brought a sex doll, speaks during a parliamentary inspection at the National Assembly in Seoul on October 18, 2019. South Korea has formally ended a ban on the import of full-body sex dolls, ending years of debate over how much the government can interfere in private life. Photo: AP