Defense Against Prostitution Punishment | Client Faced an immediate custodial sentence for Creating a Prostitution Advertising Website but Was Defended With a Suspended Sentence Through Daeryun's Assistance

The client was asked by an acquaintance, whom the client had met while playing games, to operate an advertising website, and being skilled with computers, the client created and operated the prostitution establishment advertising website at the accomplice's direction.

On that site, when owners wishing to advertise prostitution establishments posted information about their establishments on the bulletin board, the information about those establishments was provided to an unspecified number of members.

The client and the acquaintance received transfers of approximately 150,000 to 350,000 won from the prostitution establishment owners as advertising fees.

The total amount received in this way exceeded 600 million won.

The client was accordingly brought to criminal trial for violating the Act on Punishment of Arrangement of Commercial Sex Acts.

🔗prostitution offenses, prostitution means the act of providing sexual conduct in exchange for monetary benefit.

The Act on Punishment of Arrangement of Commercial Sex Acts is in force in order to eradicate prostitution, the arrangement of prostitution, and human trafficking for the purpose of prostitution, and to protect the human rights of victims of prostitution.

The client merely received an offer from an acquaintance promising compensation for managing the advertising website, and committed the offense with the thought of earning some extra money.

The attorney emphasized that, whereas the acquaintance carried out substantive management, such as forming partnerships with prostitution establishments and verifying the owners, the client did not perform any work directly connected to the arrangement of prostitution.

Owing to a congenital disability, the client had been unable to lead a normal social life.

In the meantime, hearing only of the acquaintance's offer of financial compensation, the client came to help operate this website out of a desire to engage in economic activity independently and to no longer rely on family.

The attorney therefore requested that consideration be given to the fact that the client had no intention of obtaining unlawful income through the operation of this website.

The client was deeply remorseful for having caused a social disturbance through his own ignorance and carelessness, and was spending heavy days regretting his conduct.

The attorney argued that, during the investigation, the client had finally come to realize how unlawful his conduct had been, and was spending each day in regret and reflection.

As police crackdowns on offline prostitution establishments have intensified, prostitution arrangement offenses have naturally shifted online.

A representative example is the so-called 'prostitution site,' which compiles information about prostitution establishments and connects buyers of sex. The website the client was charged with operating also fell into this category.

Because the arrangement of prostitution induces the criminal act of prostitution and derives economic benefit from it, its unlawfulness is very significant and grave.

Even where a person is not directly involved in advertising prostitution establishments, the mere act of producing advertising materials is regarded as a serious offense, so if you have been charged with a related offense, we recommend promptly retaining an attorney specializing in this field to handle the case.

Daeryun LLC assists clients who face punishment on prostitution-related charges through a team of attorneys specializing in sexual offenses, so you are welcome to request a 🔗legal consultation at any time.