NYT > World News South Korean Woman Cleared Decades After Biting Attacker’s Tongue During Attempted Rape Par :Choe Sang-Hun 10 septembre 2025 à 04:14 Choi Mal-ja, who was convicted of inflicting bodily harm, said she fought for a retrial so other South Korean women would not suffer as she did. © Yonhap, via Agence France-Presse — Getty ImagesChoi Mal-ja, center, who was convicted 61 years ago for biting the tongue of her attempted rapist, reacts after her retrial at the Busan District Court in Busan on Wednesday.