Child Abuse Attorney | Assisting a Client Charged with Child Abuse to Defend Against Imprisonment

The client became the victim's stepfather through remarriage to his wife.

Although the child was a stepson, the client raised him as his own son, with a sense of responsibility and love.

Recently, as the victim entered adolescence, he came into frequent conflict with the client.

On the day of the incident, the client discovered cigarettes in the bag of the victim, who was a minor.

The emotions that the client had built up over time erupted, and he committed excessive acts of discipline, including striking the victim.

🔗Child abuse refers to the abuse of a child under the age of 18.

Specifically, it includes acts of violence and harm by an adult, including a guardian, that damage a child's health or welfare or hinder the child's normal development.

These include physical abuse, which inflicts direct harm; emotional abuse, which inflicts verbal and emotional harm; sexual abuse for sexual purposes; and neglect, which is the failure to fulfill normal parenting duties. In such cases, a person may be punished by imprisonment for up to five years or a fine of up to 30 million won.

If an act such as assault or bodily injury causes death, the person may be punished by imprisonment for at least five years or life imprisonment, and if a person commits an abuse crime and kills the child, the person may be punished by imprisonment for at least seven years, the death penalty, or life imprisonment.

The attorney in charge argued that the client deeply showed remorse for the child abuse and was making efforts to prevent reoffending.

The client was deeply pained at seeing the stepson who had been hurt by his own act of discipline, and was deeply disappointed in himself.

When the victim stated that he did not want to be in the same space as the client, the client respected the victim's wishes and is currently renting a room and living there, even though the home is in his own name.

The client had always regarded the victim as his own child and believed he had raised him well, and he deeply regrets and shows remorse that a single moment's mistake damaged his relationship with the victim.

The attorney in charge emphasized the client's remorseful attitude and requested leniency.

The child abuse attorney argued that the client is the breadwinner supporting his wife and the victim.

The client's household currently lives on the client's income alone.

The client worked his main job during the day and a side job as a designated driver at night, doing his utmost as the breadwinner to support his family.

The child abuse attorney emphasized that it would be unjust for the client, who had done his utmost as the breadwinner, to receive severe punishment for a single moment's mistake.