Murder of Yun Geum-i

On October 28, 1992, 26-year-old South Korean sex worker Yun Geum-i (Korean: 윤금이; Hanja: 尹今伊) was sexually assaulted and murdered by a U.S. serviceman at a camp town in Dongducheon, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. It was the first time an American GI was turned over to the Korean courts for a crime committed against a Korean sex worker.

Due to the brutality of the abuse, the case caught public attention and outrage, sparking a new wave of anti-American sentiment and further scrutiny of the burden the U.S. military put on Korean cities. It also activated advocacy towards reviewing the U.S.–South Korea Status of Forces Agreement.