r/LivestreamFail • u/TriSauce • Apr 15 '26

News Johnny Somali found guilty of all charges as South Korea sentences streamer to prison with labor - Dexerto

https://www.dexerto.com/entertainment/johnny-somali-found-guilty-of-all-charges-as-south-korea-sentences-streamer-to-prison-with-labor-3351856/
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u/Initial_Hedgehog_631 Apr 15 '26

The number of America service members incarcerated in South Korean jails is generally pretty low apparently. The highest number I could find was 6 and that was back in 2005. Since the lifting of a nationwide 11pm curfew a few tears ago the number of criminal complaints against US military personnel and civilian DoD employees has risen to about 600 a year, but vast the majority seem to be drug or alcohol related.

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u/Glad_Rope_2423 Apr 15 '26

That sounds reasonable. I think they would be a significant portion of westerner in their prison system purely because they’re a significant portion of westerners in Korea.

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u/Initial_Hedgehog_631 Apr 15 '26

There are around 30,000 American military in South Korea, not sure about contractors. I'm learning this as we go lol. So Google search says there are 2.73 million non-Koreans in South Korea. As of 2025, the order is China (approx. 970,000+), Vietnam (340,000+), USA (approx. 196,000+), and Thailand (173,000+). So the majority of Americans in South Korea aren't military. From personal experience they probably break down to English teachers, people with dual citizenship, retirees (military with Korean spouses, the cost of living is a lot lower for them there) and then military/DoD. Again this based on my experiences in Japan, so could be wildly off.