■ Case Overview The client was accused of engaging in prostitution by participating in several group prostitution meetings, during which he saw recruitment posters that stated the age of the victims as adults, and the victims acted in a manner that made them appear to be adults. The client came to Ongang for legal representation, arguing that it was difficult to recognize the possibility that the victims were minors under these circumstances. ■ Case Issues The main issues were the circumstantial factors that led the client to perceive the victims as adults, and the victims' appearance and behavior. ■ Ongkang's assistance 1. Emphasizing the client's lack of awareness: Ongkang's lawyers emphasized that the recruitment poster stated the age of the victims as adults, and that the victims looked and acted like adults. It was fully explained in court that it was difficult for the client to recognize the possibility that the victims were minors. 2. Client's remorse and willingness to improve: Mr. Ongang argued that the client was remorseful and willing to improve after the incident.

[Case Story] In this case, the client was accused of sexually abusing and psychologically controlling the victim for years, living with her in a relative's home since elementary school. The client was sentenced to 15 years in prison at the first trial for six sex offenses, including violation of the Sexual Offenses Punishment Special Law (rape of a minor under 13 years old). However, the client believed that he was falsely accused and came to us with an appeal, desperate to find out the truth. [The key point in the case] The key point in this case is when the crime was committed and the legal status of the client, whether he was a juvenile or not. After thoroughly reviewing the victim's statements and related materials, there were inconsistencies and questionable credibility, so clarifying when the incident occurred was key to determining whether the client was liable. [How Ongkang Helped] Ongkang lawyers made sure that the client was not wrongfully accused.

[The client thought she had met a man through an application and started a relationship with him, but she realized that he had been sleeping with another girlfriend. The client sent a social media message to the other woman, who was also a woman, to inform her of the incident. The other woman responded with abusive language and told the client not to contact her, and she tried to call her several times afterward. The client was embarrassed and frightened by the other woman's attitude and avoided her calls and asked her not to contact her. Suddenly, the other woman changed her attitude and said, "I'm too scared, don't contact me." The other woman then edited some of the messages that the client had sent to her and charged her with violating the Stalking Penalties Act. The client was stunned to learn that she had been the one who had been abusive and repeatedly tried to contact her. She was charged after facing the investigation alone, and despite being represented by counsel at the first trial.

In this case, our client was facing serious charges of "indecent assault" and was in danger of losing everything. He had been running his golf driving range for years and had never been in trouble, but suddenly found himself on trial at the behest of the accuser. "Her allegations are completely untrue," he insisted, "and I'm not the kind of person who would ever do anything like that." The client was frustrated and angry, but the trial was already more than halfway through, and as the investigation centered on the accuser's allegations, the situation became increasingly pessimistic. The CCTV footage from the training center, which was the only clue to prove his innocence, had long since been deleted. The client decided to switch lawyers and made the final decision to go through with the last round of closing arguments after hearing comments like "no chance of winning" and "better to settle and be done with it."