Jeju Criminal Attorney Assistance | A 'Fine' for Illegal Filming Using a Camera With the Help of a Jeju Criminal Attorney

The client, who requested the assistance of a Jeju criminal attorney, had arranged to drink together with friends.

After the friends had left and only the client and the victim remained, the client, in an intoxicated state, secretly photographed the naked body of the victim, who was sleeping, with a mobile phone, applied a mosaic to the photo, and shared it with an acquaintance.

The victim learned of this through the client's acquaintance and filed a criminal complaint against the client.

Having been subjected to a criminal complaint for illegal filming using a camera, the client came to a Jeju criminal attorney in order to avoid an actual custodial sentence of imprisonment.

■ Statutes related to illegal filming using a camera, explained by the Jeju criminal attorney

▶ Act on Special Cases concerning the Punishment of Sexual Crimes, Article 14 (Filming Using a Camera, etc.)

(1) A person who, using a camera or other device with a similar function, films the body of another person that may cause sexual desire or shame, against the will of the person filmed, shall be punished by imprisonment for not more than 7 years or by a fine not exceeding 50 million won.

(2) A person who distributes, sells, leases, provides, or publicly displays or screens (hereinafter referred to as "distribution, etc.") a filmed product or its copy (including a copy of a copy; hereinafter the same shall apply in this Article) under paragraph (1), or a person who, even where the filming under paragraph (1) was not against the will of the person filmed at the time of filming (including a case of filming one's own body), subsequently carries out distribution, etc. of the filmed product or its copy against the will of the person filmed, shall be punished by imprisonment for not more than 7 years or a fine not exceeding 50 million won.

(3) A person who, for profit, commits the offense under paragraph (2) against the will of the person filmed by using an information and communications network under Article 2 (1) 1 of the Act on Promotion of Information and Communications Network Utilization and Information Protection, etc. (hereinafter referred to as an "information and communications network") shall be punished by imprisonment for a definite term of not less than 3 years.

(4) A person who possesses, purchases, stores, or views a filmed product or its copy under paragraph (1) or (2) shall be punished by imprisonment for not more than 3 years or by a fine not exceeding 30 million won.

(5) A person who habitually commits an offense under paragraphs (1) through (3) shall have the penalty prescribed for that offense increased by up to one half.

The client had lived as a diligent member of society.

The Jeju criminal attorney argued that the client had never committed a crime before.

The client acknowledged the criminal charge and is deeply regretful.

The Jeju criminal attorney argued that the client showed a determination never to reoffend.

The Jeju criminal attorney argued that the client apologized to the victim, was forgiven, and reached a settlement.

With the help of the Jeju criminal attorney, although the client had been subjected to a criminal complaint for illegal filming using a camera, the client was able to be sentenced to a fine.

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