No Suspicion of Sexual Molestation | Despite an Indictment Following an Objection to the No-Suspicion Decision, Acquittal of Sexual Molestation at Trial

This is the account of a client who, after receiving a non-prosecution decision of no suspicion of crime in a sexual molestation case, sought the assistance of an experienced attorney because the victim had raised an objection.

The client is an adult man in his 30s who, according to his account, stopped by a convenience store while heading home after work.

According to his account, after buying water at the convenience store and heading to his car, two women in their 20s who had been waiting in front of the client's car told him that his car was nice and that they wanted to become friendly with him. The client, without any suspicion, exchanged numbers and occasionally met them for meals.

On the day of the incident as well, the client and the two women had meals and drank a few glasses of alcohol. According to his account, the next day, one of the women, the victim in this case, suddenly sent the client a message demanding settlement money before filing a complaint against him on a charge of sexual molestation.

The client, who wished to obtain no suspicion of crime for the sexual molestation, was not at all intoxicated on the day of the incident, so he responded in bewilderment to the effect that a charge of sexual molestation made no sense, but the victim continued to demand settlement money.

The client, thinking that proceeding by the law would clear his name, told her to report it, and indeed received a disposition of no suspicion of crime for the sexual molestation from the prosecution.

However, the victim raised an objection to this, and as a trial was imminent, the client sought the assistance of an experienced attorney.

Sexual molestation is a crime of committing an indecent act against a person by unlawful means such as intimidation or assault, and it refers to any act that causes sexual shame or disgust through unpermitted physical contact.

If the indecent act charge is established against the client, the client could be punished under Article 298 of the Criminal Act by imprisonment of not more than 10 years or a fine of not more than 15 million won.

The issues in this client's case were as follows.

The client, who had faced the risk of punishment due to an objection to a no-suspicion finding in a sexual molestation case, was able to receive an acquittal with the help of a specialist attorney.

After hearing the specialist attorney, the court found that the victim's statements lacked consistency and that it was difficult to recognize that the charged facts in this case had been proven beyond a reasonable doubt, and issued a judgment of acquittal on the defendant's charge of indecent act by compulsion.

The client expressed gratitude to the firm's specialist attorney for protecting his daily life.

As with the client in this case, there are situations in which a person who has been wrongly suspected of sexual molestation and received a no-suspicion disposition from the investigative agency is then placed at risk of punishment due to the victim's objection.

In such cases, professional handling by a specialist attorney is critical to resolving the injustice.

To bring about an acquittal on the charge of indecent act by compulsion, the firm has its criminal law specialist attorneys, sexual offense specialist attorneys, and evidence investigation center collaborate to prepare a strategy tailored to the client.

If you need legal assistance regarding a no-suspicion finding, acquittal, or related matters in a sexual molestation case, please try making a 🔗legal consultation appointment.