Stalking Attorney | Helping an Overseas Korean Client Conclude the Case With a Fine

The client had developed deep feelings for a victim they had met at work.

The client confessed their feelings to the victim several times, but the victim refused each time.

Later, while trying to put their feelings to rest, the client, finding the courage to confess once more, was waiting for the victim in front of the victim's home.

Upon discovering the client, the victim reported the client for stalking, and the client was prosecuted for violating the 🔗Act on Punishment of Crime of Stalking.

The client was an overseas Korean holding an F4 visa.

An F4 visa is issued to overseas Koreans of foreign nationality so that they may stay in the Republic of Korea long-term.

If a foreign national holding this visa commits a crime within the country, they may be subject to deportation depending on the result of the immigration violation review.

Generally, a foreign national or an F4 visa holder may become subject to deportation if they receive criminal punishment of a fine of 3 million won or more.

They become subject to an immigration violation review by the violations division of the competent immigration office, and only by passing the immigration violation review can they continue to extend their visa.

For this reason, for a foreign national or visa holder, it is best that a fine of 3 million won or more, which classifies a person as subject to an immigration violation review, not be imposed.

Even if a fine of 3 million won or more is imposed, obtaining the most lenient treatment possible increases the likelihood of a favorable result in the immigration violation review, so it is most important to obtain the most lenient treatment possible with the help of an attorney.

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The stalking attorney argued that, not being well acquainted with Korean culture, the client had taken the crime of stalking too lightly.

The client had been preoccupied only with expressing their feelings and was not well aware that the victim genuinely felt fear and had refused.

However, the client now deeply realizes their wrongdoing and is resolved never again to approach or contact the victim.

The stalking attorney requested leniency, emphasizing that the client showed deep remorse and that there was no concern of repeating the wrongdoing.

To defend the client against punishment, the stalking attorney argued that the client is the head of the household responsible for the family's livelihood.

The client is a foreign worker who works hard in Korea to support a wife and children in their home country.

If the client were deported as a result of this case, the client's family would face severe economic hardship.

The stalking attorney explained the client's situation and requested the greatest possible leniency.