Intimidation Complaint Representation Case | Decision to Refer the Retaliatory Intimidation Suspect to the Prosecutors' Office

After learning that his girlfriend had suffered quasi-indecent act by compulsion, the client filed a retaliation🔗criminal complaint for intimidation against the perpetrator, A.

However, even after the complaint was filed, the matter was not easily brought to a close.

Without admitting at all to the offense he had committed, A instead began to repeatedly send threatening text messages to the client.

The contents of the messages included not only the threat that he would “reveal to acquaintances the fact that the client's girlfriend had been subjected to an indecent act by compulsion” but also malicious content to the effect that he would ruin the client's life.

The client felt great anxiety at A's retaliatory threats and was tormented by extreme fear that both he and his girlfriend could be subjected to threats to their personal safety.

As concerns about the possible worsening of the matter and about secondary harm grew, the client concluded that he should no longer respond alone and entrusted the handling of the complaint to Daeryun's criminal defense attorney.

The criminal defense attorney thoroughly collected text records, screenshots, and the like that could prove the content and the number of repetitions of the threatening messages, and secured them as evidence.

Emphasizing that the perpetrator's continued threats were retaliation for the report of the harm, counsel then carefully drafted the criminal complaint so that it would meet the elements of the crime of retaliatory intimidation.

In addition, by specifically substantiating the degree of anxiety and fear that the client and his girlfriend actually felt, counsel requested that the investigative agency conduct a prompt investigation and impose strict punishment on the perpetrator.

The criminal attorney emphasized, on the basis of Supreme Court precedent, the position that the target of a threat need not necessarily be the victim himself, and that even a statement of intent to harm a person close to the victim may be recognized as the offense of intimidation if it instills fear.

Accordingly, the attorney proved that A's statement of intent to harm the client and his girlfriend had in fact instilled strong fear in the client, and used this as a basis for establishing the offense of intimidation.

▷ Supreme Court Decision of July 15, 2010, 2010Do1017

The case above is one in which a client who suffered retaliatory intimidation, in the course of filing a criminal complaint, received the systematic assistance of a criminal law specialist attorney, and a decision to refer the case to the prosecution was made at the police stage.

In criminal cases, the initial response is very important.

In particular, in retaliatory intimidation cases, establishing an accurate legal assessment and response strategy at the early stage of the case has a significant impact on the subsequent procedure and outcome.

Daeryun Law Firm focuses on relieving clients' anxiety and resolving cases effectively based on strategies tailored to each case and extensive practical experience.

In addition, it operates its own psychological counseling center to help clients ease the psychological burden caused by the case and respond to legal matters in a stable state.

If you are preparing to file a complaint after suffering retaliatory intimidation, we recommend that you consult with a criminal attorney early on to establish a systematic response strategy.