“I don’t want to die” were some of her last words, said Kang Suk-min, the family’s former lawyer. The issue attracted national attention in 2013 when an army captain died by suicide after being abused by her boss. At least four female victims have taken their own lives in the past eight years, including a navy chief petty officer who was found dead in her apartment in August. Hundreds of sexual assaults are reported every year. It has become what some say is a pattern in South Korea: One female soldier after another has taken her own life in recent years after they reported being sexually assaulted in the military. Chang has since admitted to the assault and is facing trial. The military did not bring formal charges against Mr. Chang kissed and groped her in the car that night, her superiors tried to bury the complaint, according to Defense Ministry investigators. What came after was the latest example of South Korea’s persistent struggle to rid its military of sex crimes, even as the country tries to recruit more women amid a shortage of male conscripts. “Can you please stop it,” she said, according to the conversation recorded by the car’s dashboard camera. Chang Dong-hoon, to stop sexually assaulting her. Lee Ye-ram could be heard repeatedly begging her male colleague, Master Sgt. SEOUL - The soldiers were driving back to the South Korean air force base after dinner and drinks on March 2.
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