South Korean woman sues government over abduction, adoption of child to U.S.

A 70-year-old South Korean woman sued her government, an adoption agency and an orphanage Monday over the adoption of her four-year-old daughter, who was sent to the U.S. in 1976 after being kidnapped. It's the first known lawsuit of its kind in South Korea.

South Korean woman sues government over abduction, adoption of child to U.S.
A dark haired woman holds a handkerchief up over her face in a closeup photo.

A 70-year-old South Korean woman sued her government, an adoption agency and an orphanage Monday over the adoption of her four-year-old daughter, who was sent to the U.S. in 1976 after being kidnapped. It's the first known lawsuit of its kind in South Korea.