Assault in a crowded place2026.01.23
Contact on a crowded bus: showing it was unplanned and remedied won a deferred sentence, with no registration
Physical contact on a crowded bus. Counsel showed in detail that it was unplanned and remedied; a deferred sentence meant no sex-offender registration.
- Charge
- Assault in a crowded place
- Result
- Sentence deferred
- Date
- 2026.01.23
- Authority
- Seoul OO District Court
- Case no.
- 2026고정OOOO
- Stage
- Trial
- Attorney
- Seok Jong-Wook
쟁점
공중밀집장소추행은 유죄가 나면 신상정보 등록이 뒤따릅니다. 의뢰인에게는 형량보다 등록이 더 무거운 문제였습니다.
변호인의 대응
접촉의 경위를 혼잡 상황과 함께 재구성해 우발성을 소명하고, 피해자와의 합의와 피해 회복 과정을 기록으로 제출했습니다.
결과
법원은 선고유예를 선고했고, 신상정보 등록 대상에서 벗어났습니다.
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