[Daejeon Child Abuse Attorney] Client Named as a Person Who Committed Child Abuse Receives a ‘Non-Disposition’ with the Defense Attorney's Help

The client and her daughter had maintained a good relationship for a long time. However, as the daughter entered adolescence, the relationship deteriorated.

When the daughter, who had grown sensitive, directed profanity at the client, the client, angered by this, scolded the daughter, and the quarrels continued.

The daughter had also suffered from a rare disease since childhood and had received treatment at a university hospital for more than 10 years. The two also came into conflict over treatment and medication.

On the day the client was identified as a perpetrator of child abuse, she had also taken her daughter to the hospital. On that day, the two again fell into conflict, and the daughter eventually burst into tears.

Afterward, the daughter asked a nurse to separate her from the client, and a report of child abuse was filed.

The police, who began the investigation, also applied charges of child abandonment and neglect, asserting that the client had not accompanied her daughter to the hospital on the scheduled appointment day, and that she had not stopped the daughter even though she knew the daughter was not taking her medication.

The daughter claimed that her mother, the client, had directed profanity at her. However, this was a misunderstanding by the daughter of the client's muttering to herself. The client had never said any such thing.

Naturally, there had also been no instance of any direct assault. On this basis, the Daejeon child abuse attorney argued that the client's conduct did not amount to child abuse.

The person who first reported the client was a university hospital nurse. The report was made after the conflict between the two reached its peak and the daughter burst into tears and asked to be separated from her parent.

However, the two had merely argued over the daughter's excessive phone use. The Daejeon child abuse attorney argued that the client's conduct was discipline directed at the daughter.

It is also true that the client did not visit the hospital on the scheduled appointment day and did not force her daughter to take medication. However, there was no malicious intent here at all.

The daughter had long been stressed about taking medication, and the side effects were also severe.

The client therefore sought advice from the attending physician and received the answer that they should, for the time being, stop the medication and observe the situation.

The Daejeon child abuse attorney argued that the client did not go to the hospital solely because of this advice from the attending physician and had no other intent.

Many people experience conflicts large and small with children who have become extremely sensitive as they enter adolescence.

Among them, some may regard mild scolding or corporal punishment as part of disciplining their child.

However, as cases of child abuse within the home have recently increased, investigative agencies and the courts treat such crimes very seriously.

For this reason, even if there was no intent to abuse at all, depending on the circumstances, a child abuse charge may be recognized and a severe penalty may be imposed.

Because early response is most important in child abuse cases, if you have unintentionally become involved in a related case, you may seek the assistance of Daeryun Law Firm, where the Daejeon child abuse attorney practices.