Hypnotist fined for kissing woman on a date
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
SEOUL, South Korea - A South Korean hypnotist has been fined for stealing a kiss on a blind date with a woman he thought he had successfully put in a trance, news reports said Thursday.
The 32-year-old man suggested hypnotizing his 27-year-old date during their first meeting arranged by a matchmaking agency in August last year, according to the Dong-a Ilbo newspaper and Yonhap news agency.
The woman was eventually persuaded, and the hypnotist chanted: "Black hole! You will plunge deeper into a trance. You will feel thrilled all over your body and if my hand touches your body, you will feel intense pleasure."
When the man, identified only by his surname, Park, thought his technique had worked, he went to kiss her.
But the woman was fully alert, though her eyes were closed, and she pushed him away. Later, she filed accusations that he had sexually harassed her, the reports said.
The Seoul Central District Court fined Park 3 million won ($2,453), they said.
Is this the sort of thing that passes for sexual harrassment in South Korea? If so, remind me to cancel that trip. And this article made it sounds like hypnotists are bound by some sort of ethical code that precludes using their gift to score nookie. I guess I could by that for a hypnotherapist but not for the guy who does the presentations at corporate retreats. I'd imagine that's one of the only decent things about being a hypnotist.
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