Cost of Retaining a School Violence Attorney | A Case Referred to the Juvenile Court Over Sexual Messages, Resulting in ‘Entrustment to the Guardian's Protective Custody’

The process of forming the relationship between the parties and the flow of the message exchange were rearranged in chronological order.

Through this, the matter was explained not as a one-sided act of harm but as a situation that arose within a mutual relationship, weakening the one-sided nature that is important to the standard for assessing school violence, while at the same time organizing the circumstances of the conduct and the relationship structure, which are considered in the juvenile court's assessment, in a direction favorable to the client.

The logic was constructed with a focus on the point that the conduct at issue was not carried out through coercion or force.

By comprehensively analyzing the flow of the conversation and the reactions, the attorney emphasized that no clear expression of refusal by the other party was confirmed and that the client's conduct was difficult to view as intentional harm, and actively demonstrated that these were also key factors considered in the juvenile court's assessment of a protective disposition.

After the case was referred to the juvenile court, the focus of the response was placed on lowering the level of the protective disposition.

By comprehensively organizing the client's attitude of remorse, the low likelihood of reoffending, and his living environment and potential for growth, the attorney emphasized that educational protection, rather than punishment, was needed.

The attorney also secured the consistency between the objective materials and the statements, and persuasively presented that the client was in a state with a high potential for social correction.

School violence cases generally proceed through disciplinary procedures under the “School Violence Prevention Act,” but where sexual expressions, videos, physical contact, and the like are involved, the “Act on Special Cases concerning the Punishment of Sexual Crimes” applies, and depending on the gravity of the matter the case may be referred to the juvenile court as a juvenile protection case.

The protective dispositions that may be imposed by the juvenile court are as follows.

The importance of an early response is further emphasized by the fact that, had the client been 14 years of age or older, the same conduct could have led to criminal punishment.

The cost of retaining a school violence attorney may vary depending on the type of case and the procedure, and even in a school violence matter, where a sexual expression or video issue is involved, there is a possibility that it will expand into a juvenile protection case or criminal proceedings.

The firm provides a one-stop response system capable of connected response not only to school violence cases but also to juvenile protection cases.

In particular, because school violence cases have a structure in which they may lead to the juvenile court or to criminal proceedings depending on the matter, it is important to accurately assess the nature of the case at the early stage and set the direction of the response.

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If any of the following situations apply, it may be a situation in which you must also consider the possibility of expansion into the juvenile court or criminal proceedings.

□ Where you have received a school violence report or notice of referral to the School Violence Committee
□ Where the other party is asserting sexual humiliation, violence, harassment, or the like
□ Where materials that could become problematic, such as messages, social media posts, or videos, exist
□ Where the case has been classified as a serious matter and there is a possibility of additional investigation
□ Where the content of the statements has not been organized, leaving the direction of the response unclear

If you are in a situation such as the above, you need to organize how the case arose objectively and to establish a strategy that considers both the school violence procedure and the possibility of a juvenile court response.

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