The client dated the accused from June 2022 to December 2022, during which time he assaulted her on numerous occasions, and finally, on December 2022, while traveling together, he assaulted her and injured her.
The client subsequently notified the accused of the breakup, but the accused did not accept it and continued to stalk the client by calling and sending her messages, which were sexually explicit and humiliating.
The client suffered for a long time, including undergoing psychiatric treatment, but the defendant never showed any remorse, so the client filed a assault, battery, violation of the stalking statute, and public intoxication.for assault, personal injury, violation of the Stalking Penalties Act, and public intoxication.
Case Issues
When the client sued the defendant, the defendant also sued the client for assault and other charges, so it was important to get a favorable outcome for the client in this first case.
In addition, the defense was asking the client to settle, but if a settlement was not reached, the defense would consider dismissing the charges, which could undermine the client's courage to press charges.
Troubleshooting
Our defense lawyers continued to submit amicus curiae briefs on behalf of the victims in this case, as well as a severe punishment petition.
In addition, as the defendants admitted to the indictment but suggested the possibility of innocence to our client, our firm did not respond to the settlement and, in fact, the defendants did not show any apology or remorse despite the fact that the defendants were publicly disclosed, our firm actively appealed for our client's harm by submitting materials to the court right before the sentencing date, requesting that the defendants be severely punished.
As a result, the public prosecutor in this case sentenced the accused to six months in prison,
The trial court sentenced the defendant to 6 months imprisonment, 2 years probation, probation, and ancillary orders to attend a 40-hour sexual assault treatment program and a 40-hour stalking treatment program.
