In case of leakage of victim information
Imprisonment for up to two years or a fine of up to 5 million won
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[아시아경제 이정윤 기자] A handwritten letter written by the late former Seoul Mayor Park Won-soon to the former mayor of the sexual assault case has been released, causing controversy over the’second offense’. In the process of posting this letter, the victims predicted a legal response if an aid to Mayor Park revealed the victim’s real name.
Attorney Kim Jae-ryeon, the legal representative of the victims of sexual violence in Mayor Park, said in a call with the Asian economy on the 24th, “We plan to file criminal charges against those who disclose the victims’ real names,” and “We will discuss the direction of response in the future.”
The current Sexual Violence Penalty Act stipulates not to disclose or disclose secrets related to personal life that can identify the victim, such as name, age, and appearance. Violation of this may result in imprisonment for up to two years or a fine of up to 5 million won.
Earlier, Professor Kim Min-woong of Kyung Hee University’s Mirae Civilization Won posted a post on his Facebook page titled “Mayor Park Won-soon’s Hand Letter”, revealing the letter the victim wrote to Mayor Park. In the process, the victim’s real name was exposed. The letter, written between 2016 and 2018, included congratulations on Mayor Park’s birthday or support for municipal activities. Min Gyeong-guk, former Seoul city personnel planning secretary, also posted the victim’s handwritten letter on his Facebook page.
When controversy over the exposure of his real name, Professor Kim explained through an article titled’The case of revealing secretary Park Won-soon’s hand letter’, saying, “The exposure of the real name was a technical error due to an unintended process,” and “I covered the real name immediately after posting.” He said, “You shouldn’t block the discussion of the contents by using this as a problem. If you ask for an apology, you can, of course.”
Former secretary Min said that there was no real name exposure. He insisted on his Facebook page, “I made an article as if I exposed the complainant’s real name differently from the facts without even basic confirmation in the media, and it is damaging the essence. Professor Kim, who shared the post of Min Gyeong-guk, who shared the post of Min Gyeong-guk, saying that it was’public data of Min Gyeong-guk’s secretary. Said.
On the other hand, the police said the day before, with the survivors of Mayor Park and representatives from the city of Seoul. Mayor Park’s mobile phone forensics has been completed. The mobile phone is said to be limited to revealing the history of Mayor Park’s death, such as Kakao Talk and text messages exchanged right before his death through this forensic, and it is predicted that it will be difficult to find out the truth of sexual violence. to be.
Reporter Jeongyoon Lee [email protected]