Supreme Court Allows Phone Photos Showing Affair as Civil Evidence

South Korea’s Supreme Court has made a final ruling that photos secretly taken of mobile phone messages suggesting a spouse’s affair can be used as evidence in a civil lawsuit. The central issue was whether material collected unlawfully could still be admitted in court. The court reportedly found that, given the seriousness of the matter and the need for evidence, the photos should not be excluded from evidentiary use. The decision shows that in civil disputes, including family and damages cases, materials raising privacy concerns may not be rejected automatically. However, admissibility can still depend on the specific circumstances of each case. Source: mk.co.kr