Punishment for Forcible Indecent Act | ‘Non-Referral’ of Elder Abuse and Indecent Act by Compulsion Due to Insufficient Evidence

A, who used the institution, had previously sent certified mail concerning elder abuse to the client as well as to other staff of the institution.

An institution related to elder abuse actually came and conducted an investigation but closed the matter without finding any evidence. A also sent certified mail to the client's family and thereafter even reported the matter to the police.

In the past as well, A had made the fictitious claim that the client was in a romantic relationship with her, but because it was all fictitious content, the client and the institution's staff treated it lightly.

At the time, A sent certified mail claiming that she had suffered elder abuse and sexual molestation at the hands of the client, but parts that contradicted the truth were revealed, such as the hospital admission dates and timeline all failing to match.

In addition, A had received a diagnosis of dementia and was taking medication, and there was a precedent in which she had already caused problems through lies at the institution.

Because the client had also sufficiently prepared materials such as recordings in advance, the client earnestly requested assistance so that the matter would not proceed to trial.

The attorney specializing in indecent act by compulsion rebutted A's claims, emphasizing the point that the objective materials and circumstances all contradicted the dates, times, and places of the offense claimed by A, as well as various records.

On some incident dates, A had not even met the client in the first place, so the claim itself could not be established, and the attorney emphasized that A's claims were very unnatural, pointing out that the locations were places where people could come and go at any time.

An indecent act by compulsion refers to any physical or psychological act that infringes on sexual freedom against the will of the other party, and when a person is involved, the level of punishment is as follows.

level of punishment for the crime of forcible indecent act is as follows.

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