Sex Crime Lawyer in Korea for Foreigners

Which Korean sex-crime statutes apply to foreigners?

Quasi-rape, indecent assault, hidden-camera counts, and online distribution sit in the Criminal Act and the Act on Special Cases Concerning the Punishment of Sexual Crimes. Nationality does not shrink the article.

Hidden-camera and distribution counts often travel together. We separate the devices before anyone explains a single file.

What if the allegation is a false accusation or a misunderstanding?

Korean practice still opens a criminal file first. “It was a misunderstanding” is a defense to prove, not a reason to skip the interview with counsel.

Do not message the other party, and do not delete chats. Preservation looks different from concealment once the phone is imaged.

How does a Korean sex-crime investigation move?

Statements, medical notes, and phone imaging usually outrun the interview. A consular call does not pause the imaging.

If you are asked to come in “just to talk,” treat it as the first recorded statement. Counsel should be in the room.

What sentencing and registry duties follow a conviction?

Statutory ranges depend on the count. Some convictions also trigger personal-information registration and employment limits that last after the sentence.

Those collateral duties are why a “fine and go home” story is incomplete until we read the registry line.

How does a sex-crime conviction affect a Korean stay?

A conviction can support removal and refusal of extension. Registry duties also follow you when you next deal with immigration.

Do not assume a suspended sentence leaves the visa untouched. We read the judgment and the stay card together.

What must I not do after a sex-crime allegation?

Do not contact the other party, do not post about the night, and do not hand the phone to a friend “to check.” You may remain silent and request an interpreter and consular notice.

If police already have the device, write down when it left your hand and call 1600-9886.

Have similar foreigner files been handled at this desk?

Prison term at the statutory floor — Sexual intercourse with a minor under 16 and related counts: sentence held at the statutory floor

Near-minimum sentence — Youth Protection Act: purchasing sex; leniency after harm-restoration work

Near-minimum sentence — Youth Protection Act: sexual-exploitation chats; leniency despite stacked counts