[Child Sexual Exploitation Material] In a Child Sexual Exploitation Material Case, a Suspension of Indictment Was Obtained With the Assistance of Criminal Defense Counsel

Child sexual exploitation material is so strictly regulated that mere possession can be punished.

Child sexual exploitation material is defined as follows in the Act on the Protection of Children and Youth against Sexual Abuse.

The punishment provisions relating to child sexual exploitation material are also prescribed in the Act on the Protection of Children and Youth against Sexual Abuse.

A provision punishing attempts can be found, and there is also an aggravated punishment provision for habitual offenders.

A person who merely ‘possesses’ or ‘views’ the material may also be subject to imprisonment for a definite term of one year or more.

For the defense in the child sexual exploitation material case, the Daeryun Criminal Group formed a three-member criminal case team centered on attorneys experienced in child sexual exploitation material cases and reviewed the client's case.

The client, a public official, came to be investigated for having downloaded child sexual exploitation material using a torrent program and for possessing and distributing it.

Through consultation with the client, the team raised several factors in mitigation and established a defense strategy so that the case would not be indicted for trial.

The facts concerning mitigation that the Daeryun criminal case team argued in the client's child sexual exploitation material case are as follows.

• • The client admitted all of the charges and was remorseful
• • Without realizing that it was child sexual exploitation material, and merely to relieve sexual urges, the client had downloaded an adult video
• • The downloading was not habitual, and the number of downloads was only one, and it occurred on only one occasion
• • The client pledged to faithfully complete psychological education for the prevention of sexual offenses
• • The client is currently serving as a public official and this offense is a first offense, and the client has lived earnestly
• • Given the nature of the torrent program, when a particular file is downloaded it is distributed automatically, and this was not an intentional distribution
• • The client's hard disk was seized during the investigation, so the risk that the child sexual exploitation material would be distributed again is markedly low

If you have become a suspect in a child sexual exploitation material case and have received notice of a search and seizure or a police investigation,

please do not hesitate to consult the Daeryun Criminal Group, which has extensive experience in child sexual exploitation material cases.

With early help from the Daeryun criminal case team, the client's case was able to obtain a suspension of indictment without difficulty.

Not only in child sexual exploitation material cases but in criminal cases generally, the early response is very important, so when you become a suspect in a criminal case,

please be sure to decide on a prompt consultation and the appointment of defense counsel.

The Daeryun Criminal Group has a substantial body of data on suspension of indictment outcomes in criminal cases of this kind, and after a consultation it offers a defense solution tailored to the comparable situation.

It may be advisable to obtain the assistance of defense counsel experienced in criminal matters so that a criminal case is not indicted to the trial stage.