Daeryun Busan Office Assistance | Client Charged with Joint Assault Defends Against the Charge with a "Non-Prosecution" Outcome with the Assistance of the Daeryun Busan Office

The client in this case was a high school student, and was a close friend of the alleged victim.

One day the client began dating a boyfriend, and the client's boyfriend and the alleged victim had been close friends for a long time.

As a result, the relationship between the client and the alleged victim gradually grew distant.

As time passed, the client's boyfriend notified the client of a breakup, citing differences in personality.

Seeing that the boyfriend she had been dating and the alleged victim were still in contact and remained close, the client became angry and began to argue with the alleged victim.

The client, together with a co-suspect, struck the alleged victim's cheek and also filmed a video.

As a result, the client was in a situation in which it was difficult to avoid punishment and requested assistance from the Daeryun Busan office.

[ Statutes Relevant to Joint Assault ]

Criminal Act Article 257 (Infliction of Bodily Injury, Bodily Injury to Lineal Ascendant)

(1) A person who inflicts bodily injury upon another shall be punished by imprisonment for not more than seven years, suspension of qualifications for not more than ten years, or a fine not exceeding ten million won.
(2) A person who commits the crime under paragraph (1) against his or her own or a spouse's lineal ascendant shall be punished by imprisonment for not more than ten years or a fine not exceeding fifteen million won.
(3) An attempt to commit the crimes under the preceding two paragraphs shall be punished.

Criminal Act Article 258 (Serious Bodily Injury, Serious Bodily Injury to Lineal Ascendant)

(1) A person who inflicts bodily injury upon another and thereby causes danger to life shall be punished by imprisonment for not less than one year but not more than ten years.
(2) A person who, through bodily injury, causes another to suffer a disability or an incurable or hard-to-cure disease shall also be subject to the punishment under the preceding paragraph.
(3) A person who commits the crimes under the preceding two paragraphs against his or her own or a spouse's lineal ascendant shall be punished by imprisonment for not less than two years but not more than fifteen years.

Criminal Act Article 260 (Assault, Assault against Lineal Ascendant)

(1) A person who commits an assault upon another's body shall be punished by imprisonment for not more than two years, a fine not exceeding five million won, detention, or a minor fine.
(2) A person who commits the crime under paragraph (1) against his or her own or a spouse's lineal ascendant shall be punished by imprisonment for not more than five years or a fine not exceeding seven million won.
(3) The crimes under paragraphs (1) and (2) cannot be prosecuted against the express will of the victim.

※ Where two or more persons jointly commit the above crimes, the punishment prescribed in the relevant provision of the "Criminal Act" shall be increased by up to one half (Article 2 (2)).

The Daeryun Busan office emphasized that the client fully acknowledged this case and was deeply remorseful.

It was emphasized that the client cooperated during the investigation by disclosing the facts in detail,

and that, in order to eliminate at the source any possibility of the distribution of the video filmed together with the co-suspect, the client had reset the mobile phone.

The Daeryun Busan office noted that, although the client's act of assaulting the victimized student could not be justified,

the office emphasized that, apart from this case, the client had no history whatsoever of assaulting or harassing others and no prior record of delinquency.

The Daeryun Busan office emphasized that the client, together with the client's mother, had conveyed an apology to the victim and had been forgiven by the victim.

It was emphasized that the client's family, in order to understand and resolve the issue between peers, were receiving counseling from a specialist and were protecting and supervising the client.

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