Changwon Sexual Offense Attorney | Defending a Client Charged with Indecent Act by Abuse of Authority and Avoiding a Prison Sentence

Our sexual offense attorney examined what kind of offense the client's charge, an indecent act by abuse of authority, is and what punishment it carries.

Act on Special Cases concerning the Punishment of Sexual Crimes, Article 10 (Indecent Act by Abuse of Authority)

① A person who, by means of deceit or authority, commits an indecent act against a person under his or her protection or supervision by reason of business, employment, or any other relationship shall be punished by imprisonment for not more than three years or by a fine not exceeding 15 million won.

An indecent act by abuse of authority refers to a 🔗crime of committing an indecent act, by means of deceit or authority, against a person under one's own protection and supervision by reason of business, employment, or any other relationship.

Under the Act on Special Cases concerning the Punishment of Sexual Crimes, the client faced the risk of imprisonment for not more than three years or a fine not exceeding 15 million won.

After the victim was hired, our Changwon client thought well of her for being economically active despite her young age.

He taught the victim, who was inexperienced in her work, not only about her duties but also about matters necessary across social life in general, and in the course of this there was indeed light physical contact with the victim.

As our Changwon client recalled, the client and the victim of the sexual offense were on friendly terms.

Our Changwon client acknowledges the facts that he gave a back hug and touched her forearm and side, but he merely patted her lightly as a gesture of encouragement and did not commit those acts with the intent to cause sexual humiliation or feelings of disgust.

Our Changwon client merely made physical contact with the victim in the course of instructing her on her work, and here too he had no intent whatsoever to cause sexual humiliation or feelings of disgust.

Our Changwon client also did not infringe the victim's sexual freedom in any way.