CONTENTS
- 1. The Anyang Criminal Attorney's Client's Case
- 2. The Facts of the Offense of the Anyang Criminal Attorney's Client
- - Anyang Criminal Attorney: Statute Violated by the Client
- - Anyang Criminal Attorney: Punishment of the Client for the Alleged Offense
- 3. Anyang Criminal Attorney Defends the Client
- - Anyang Criminal Attorney Defends the Client: Background of the Case
- - Anyang Criminal Attorney Defends the Client: The Client's Remorse
- - Anyang Criminal Attorney Defends the Client: Efforts to Reach a Settlement
- - Anyang Criminal Attorney Defends the Client: Signs of Repentance
- 4. Anyang Criminal Attorney: The Client's Judgment
1. The Anyang Criminal Attorney's Client's Case
The Anyang criminal attorney's client came to know the victim, a middle-school girl referred to as A, who had run away from home, through an introduction by an acquaintance of the client. At the client's residence, the client was awaiting judgment for having, while aware that A had run away from home and without justifiable grounds, failed to report to the head of a police office, and instead allowed her to stay while providing her with living expenses and the like, thereby protecting a missing child without justifiable grounds.
2. The Facts of the Offense of the Anyang Criminal Attorney's Client
As in the case of the Anyang criminal attorney's client, protecting a missing child without justifiable grounds constitutes a violation of the Act on the Protection and Support of Missing Children, etc., and may result in criminal punishment.
Anyang Criminal Attorney: Statute Violated by the Client
The client of the Anyang criminal attorney violated the following statute.
Act on the Protection and Support of Missing Children, etc.
Article 7 (Prohibition of Unreported Protective Custody) No person shall, without justifiable grounds, take a missing child, etc., into protective custody without reporting to the head of a police agency.
Anyang Criminal Attorney: Punishment of the Client for the Alleged Offense
The client of the Anyang criminal attorney faced the risk of punishment under the following statute.
Act on the Protection and Support of Missing Children, etc.
3. Anyang Criminal Attorney Defends the Client
The Anyang criminal attorney undertook the defense of the client.
Anyang Criminal Attorney Defends the Client: Background of the Case
The Anyang criminal attorney's client first came to know A through Ms. B, a woman with whom the client was on friendly terms.
One day, the client had a meal arranged with Ms. B, and at that time Ms. B brought A to the meal and introduced A to the client as a younger acquaintance.
The Anyang criminal attorney's client at the time regarded A simply as a younger acquaintance of Ms. B, and merely shared a meal with A without paying any particular attention.
In the meantime, A said that she had been severely abused by her family and asked the client for help in finding a place to stay for a few days.
The client at the time did not realize at all that taking a runaway minor into protective custody on one's own could constitute a crime.
At the time, the client happened to be leasing an apartment to use as an office in preparation for a new business.
The Anyang criminal attorney's client did not reside in the apartment and merely used it for office and similar purposes, so without much deliberation the client allowed A to stay in the apartment with Ms. B for a few days.
Anyang Criminal Attorney Defends the Client: The Client's Remorse
The Anyang criminal attorney's client deeply reflects on and regrets this matter. The client also firmly resolves not to repeat the same mistake.
As stated earlier, the client did not know at all that taking a runaway minor into protective custody on one's own could constitute a crime, and instead mistakenly believed that the conduct was an act of goodwill toward the victim.
Anyang Criminal Attorney Defends the Client: Efforts to Reach a Settlement
The Anyang criminal attorney's client offered a sincere apology to A and A's parents and has been making efforts to reach an amicable settlement; however, because A is a minor and contact with the parents was not easy, a settlement has not been reached.
Nevertheless, the client has shown a willingness to reach an amicable settlement through the sentencing investigation.
Anyang Criminal Attorney Defends the Client: Signs of Repentance
The Anyang criminal attorney's client has no prior convictions for the same type of offense.
Because the client deeply reflects on this matter and firmly resolves not to commit the same wrong again, it may be said that the client shows sufficient signs of repentance.
4. Anyang Criminal Attorney: The Client's Judgment
After hearing the submissions of the Anyang criminal attorney, the court imposed a very minor fine on the client.
An act done in good faith without one's own awareness may constitute a criminal offense.
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