Case Type: Civil

Result: Complete Victory

Detailed Case Information

1. Case Background

The client's mother remarried when the client was 3 years old. From a very young age, the client lived with her stepfather as family and recognized him as her biological father, following him closely. However, starting when the client was around 11 years old, the stepfather repeatedly forced himself upon her and sexually assaulted her. The client suffered extreme anguish from the fact that someone she considered family had sexually abused her.

2. Law Firm Sun's Response

Law Firm Sun (Attorney in Charge: Jang Hye-jin) focused on the special circumstances that should be considered in calculating the consolation money amount in this case:

1) The fact that the client suffered child abuse and forced molestation from someone she had trusted and relied upon as a father for many years caused her indescribable shock and extreme suffering, and the impact of this would not be erased for the rest of her life.

2) Due to the defendant's crimes, the client appears to have experienced and will continue to experience considerable difficulty in forming healthy sexual values and a harmonious personality.

3) The illegality was extremely severe, as the defendant exploited the fact that it was difficult for the client to inform the rest of her family about the victimization, given that he had served as the client's guardian for a long period of time.

4) There exists a clear legal and social demand to protect the bodies and sexuality of children and adolescents and to impose severe punishment for sexual violence against children and adolescents, and this point should also be taken into account in determining the scope of civil liability for damages.

Law Firm Sun specifically organized the special circumstances that should be considered in calculating the consolation money amount in this case and strongly argued that the full amount of 80 million won in damages should be awarded.

3. Result

Typically, damage compensation claims based on tort are awarded around 30 million won at most. However, Law Firm Sun logically structured the special circumstances that should be considered in calculating the consolation money amount in this case and persuaded the court, resulting in a judgment ordering payment of the full amount of 80 million won in damages.

Case Contact: Attorney Jang Hye-jin