I think I need to pay sex crime settlement money — do I have to entrust settlement representation to an attorney?

You are concerned about sex crime settlement money. As in your case, if you molested someone in a place with many people, you may be punished with imprisonment of up to 3 years or a fine of up to 15 million won.

If the victim is a minor or a person with a disability, the punishment is even more severe, so caution is needed.

Sex crimes are cases where settlement with the victim is important because not only criminal punishment but also disclosure of personal information such as name, age, address, and photo can follow if a fine or higher is imposed.

Through settlement, if the victim expresses an intention not to punish, room for sentence reduction may arise, so if possible, we advise you to reach an amicable settlement with the victim.

And even if you settle with the victim, punishment is a separate matter.

Since sex crimes have various sentencing and aggravating factors, defense strategies must be configured differently depending on the case.

To judge and apply sentencing factors including settlement with the victim, it is good to retain a sex crime attorney to respond to the case.

Therefore, we recommend that you retain an attorney from the settlement stage and then establish a punishment defense strategy based on these sentencing factors.