Case Results

Results confirmed
by courts and authorities

Actual court judgments and case dispositions obtained by DAEON Law Firm. Personal information is redacted and some facts generalized to protect clients.

All · Criminal · School Violence · Damages · Divorce · Family · Civil  (88 cases)

Full Win

KRW 200 Million Court-Approved Settlement Against Corporate and Individual Account Holders in IPO Scam Impersonating a Major Securities Firm

Our client, deceived by an SNS community impersonating a well-known fi…

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Full Win

Full Recovery on Primary Joint Wrongdoing Claim Against Money Mule Account Holders in Electronic Financial Fraud

Our client, deceived by the fraudulent conduct of a new type of electr…

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Full Win

Win on Joint Liability in Unlisted Cryptocurrency Mission Scam, Rejecting the 'Remittance Part-Time Job' Defense

Our client was signed up, through a promotional call, on an app impers…

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Full Win

Win on Joint and Several Liability of Money Mule Account Holders for Joint Wrongdoing in SNS Side-Job Team Mission Scam

Our client, approached by ring members offering an Instagram side job…

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Full Win

Full Recovery Including Emotional Distress in Index Trading Scam by Chat-Room and Fake Exchange Impersonators

Our client, deceived by false promotions of '100% guaranteed profits f…

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Full Win

Full Recovery of KRW 167 Million Against Money Mule Account Holders in Crypto Investment Chat-Room Scam

Our client was deceived by unidentified members of an investment Chat-…

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Full Win

Win: Full Joint and Several Damages of KRW 182.9 Million in YouTube Shorts Side-Job Team Mission Scam

Our client came across an advertisement for a side job watching YouTub…

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Full Win

Win Against Money Mule Account Holders in Fake Stock Exchange Investment Scam, With Damages and Emotional Distress Granted

Our client was deceived by a member of an organized ring impersonating…

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Full Win

Victim of a New 'Travel Agency Event Impersonation Scam' Wins Full Judgment Against Money Mule Account Holders

The plaintiff (our client) was drawn via SNS into an organized electro…

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Full Win (90%)

Victim of a New 'Team Mission Impersonation Scam' Wins Damages Claim Against Money Mule Account Holders

The plaintiff (our client) was drawn into a 'team mission high-income…

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No Charges Filed

Misunderstanding While Helping a Drunken Victim Walk, Closed at the Police Stage With No Charges Filed

Our client had helped a drunken victim walk on a street in Gangnam-gu,…

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Deferred Sentence

Building Trespass: Accused Over Entering a Study Café

Our client (the defendant) was indicted for Building Trespass after br…

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Formal Indictment

Representing the Complainant: Indecent Assault and Filming by a Company CEO

The complainant belatedly learned that, while intoxicated and unable t…

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No Charges Filed

Obscene acts by using means of communication, Editing and Distribution of Falsified Videos

Our client was accused of Obscene acts by using means of communication, editing…

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No Charges Filed

Illegal Filming, Distribution of Obscene Material

This case concerned an act of filming using a camera or similar device…

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No Charges Filed

Defamation

This was a Defamation matter concerning expressions posted online and…

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KRW 3M Summary Fine

Herpes STD Transmission - Bodily Injury

The complainant filed a complaint against the accused for continuing t…

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KRW 55M Settlement

Sexual Harassment in Online Game Chat and Revenge Distribution of Intimate Images

This was a digital sex crime case in which the defendant persistently…

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1 Yr 2 Mo Prison / KRW 60M Settlement

Representing the Complainant: Habitual Illegal Filming and Indecent Assault by Abuse of Authority in the Workplace

The victim suffered repeated sexual violations by a superior at the wo…

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Acquittal

Acquitted After Sending a Sex Video?… The Truth About the Moment 'Consent' Was Given

In this case, a hospital director was indicted for Obscene Acts via Te…

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Acquittal

Only Photographed an Illegal Building… Trespass? Acquitted in the End

In this case, the defendant was indicted for Trespass for briefly ente…

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Acquittal

Is Profanity in a Game Chat a Sex Crime? Acquitted in the End

In this case, the defendant was indicted for Obscene Acts via Telecomm…

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Acquittal

A Pack of Cigarettes, and an Acquittal… An Era of Charging Crimes Without Evidence

In this case, the defendant was indicted, without his knowledge, on a…

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Acquittal

Deepfake Victim Treated as the Perpetrator?

This case arose when the defendant, a victim of deepfake material, lea…

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Acquittal

An Arsonist Over a Single Cigarette Butt?… Acquitted Because the CCTV Was Blurry

In this case, the defendant was branded an arsonist over the cause of…

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Acquittal

'She sucks'… Academy Instructor's Critical Post, Acquitted of Defamation

In this case, a single line of criticism posted on SNS by the defendan…

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Acquittal

'Rape' Claim After a Lovers' Quarrel… Acquitted of Defamation

This case was a criminal complaint between two people who had been in…

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Acquittal

Took the Wrong Sneakers at the Gym and Accused of 'Theft'… Acquitted in the End

In this case, the defendant was indicted on a 'Theft' charge after tak…

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Acquittal

Imitative Rape Complaint Between Friends… A Case That Ended in Acquittal

This case began when the defendant was accused of Imitative Rape by a…

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Acquittal

SNS Medical Advertising—No Crime Without Intent… Acquittal

In this case, the defendant, a physician who ran a hospital, was indic…

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Acquittal

A Joke Over Drinks as Defamation?… Acquitted After the Court Considered the Conversation's Context

The defendant faced a criminal complaint for allegedly making an inapp…

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Acquittal

Viewing a Spouse's Dashcam During Divorce Proceedings—Unlawful Vehicle Search

The defendant was indicted for 'unlawful vehicle search' for removing…

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Acquittal

Sued After Restraining a Drunken Passerby… Taxi Driver Acquitted as Justifiable Conduct

The defendant, a taxi driver, was waiting for a booked passenger when…

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Acquittal

The Truth Behind 'I Was Hit by a Car'… Pedestrian Accident Ends in Acquittal

The defendant, who was driving up to an unsignalized crosswalk, was su…

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Acquittal

'Please Hand Me the Bag'—An Assault Charge Over a Single Gesture? Acquitted in the End

This case placed a laundromat owner, who was retrieving a members-only…

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Acquittal

'I Only Said They Probably Went to a Motel'… A Remark That Became a Defamation Case, Ultimately Acquitted

A casual remark made at a company dinner led to a criminal trial. The…

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Acquittal

'Let's Part on Good Terms'… One Text Led to a Stalking Complaint, Acquittal Won

This was a stalking complaint between former partners. Our client sent…

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Acquittal

A Single Text After a Breakup - Stalking

This case arose while a man and a woman who had dated for about two ye…

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Acquittal

Text Messages to an Estranged Wife During Separation - Stalking

This case arose from a complaint between a separated married couple, i…

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Acquittal

'I'll Make You Profits with Crypto'… Why a Man Who Received Over KRW 100 Million Was Acquitted of Fraud

The defendant, a foreign national with a prior record of nighttime res…

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Acquittal

A Scuffle on a Subway Platform… Assault Charge

The defendant was riding the subway as usual when, on the platform, a…

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Acquittal

Memory Blackout from Alcohol and Drugs… Acquitted of False Accusation

The defendant, after having sexual relations with a man who was her pa…

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Acquittal

A Brief Encounter Outside the Courthouse — Act on Punishment of Crime of Stalking (the “Stalking Punishment Act”, 스토킹처벌법) Charge, 'Acquittal'

The defendant had been sued for Emotional Distress by the woman with w…

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Acquittal

Rape Charge by a Cohabiting Partner — Insufficient Credibility of Statements

The defendant and the victim had lived together for a period of time,…

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1 Yr 6 Mo Prison / KRW 30M Settlement

Victim Representation — Man Who Planted a Rat Himself and Framed a Bakery

To smear a competitor of the bakery he operated, the defendant placed…

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1 Yr 6 Mo Prison / KRW 25M Settlement

Victim Representation — Attempted Quasi-rape at a Family Gathering; Prison Sentence

During a family gathering with relatives by marriage, the victim becam…

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Acquittal

Profanity Posted on Social Media After a Broken Engagement — Indicted for Insult

The defendant had been about to marry the victim, but conflict between…

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8 Mo Prison

Stalking Again After Release — Man Who Even Broke into the Victim's Home Finally Sentenced to Prison

The defendant had previously served a prison sentence for stalking, an…

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3 Mo Prison

Gang Boss's Aluminum Bat Beating — Punished for Aggravated Assault

The victims were beaten as a group by the defendant, the de facto boss…

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10 Mo Prison / KRW 25M Settlement

Victim Representation — Lover Who Secretly Filmed Sex and Used It for Blackmail

The victim suffered a horrific betrayal at the hands of a man with who…

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1 Yr 6 Mo Prison / KRW 40M Settlement

Victim Representation — Attempted Sexual Assault by Penetration in a College Senior's Studio Apartment

After drinking with the victim, a younger student from his university,…

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2 Yr 6 Mo Prison / KRW 50M Settlement

Victim Representation — Sexual Assault and Confinement of a Woman Met Through a Chat App

The defendant got the victim, whom he had met for the first time throu…

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1 Yr 6 Mo Prison / KRW 15M Settlement

Victim Representation — Threatening the Victim Just One Month After Release; a 'Retaliatory Crime'

Intending to retaliate against victim F, who had previously given test…

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Acquittal

Indicted over Profanity During an Online Game

This case was somewhat unusual. At issue were messages exchanged in an…

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1 Yr 2 Mo Prison / KRW 50M Settlement

Victim Representation — Retaliatory Assault and Extortion of Goods

In this case, the defendant subjected the victim to ongoing harassment…

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1 Yr 6 Mo Prison / KRW 70M Settlement

Victim Representation — KRW 1.6 Billion in Loans Obtained with Forged 'Tenant Move-out Certificates'; Repeat Fraudster Sentenced to 'One Year Six Months in Prison'

This was a textbook real estate fraud case in which the defendant, wit…

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2 Yr 6 Mo Prison / KRW 80M Settlement

Victim Representation — Six Counts of Molesting a Minor Employee; 'Two Years Six Months in Prison'

This was a grave sex crime in which the defendant repeatedly molested…

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3 Yr Prison, KRW 70M Settlement

Victim Representation — Attempted Quasi-rape of a Niece

This grave sex crime shattered the trust within a family: the defendan…

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2 Yr 6 Mo Prison

Victim Representation — Sex Crime Against an Intoxicated Minor; 'Two Years Six Months in Prison for Rape'

This was a grave case in which the defendant took advantage of a minor…

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1 Yr 6 Mo Prison

Victim Representation — Workplace Sexual Molestation by a Superior Abusing His Position; 'One Year Six Months in Prison'

This sex crime case involved a workplace superior who used his positio…

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8 Mo Prison

Victim Representation — Stalking and Insults That Continued Even After the Victim Left Her Job; 'Eight Months in Prison'

This stalking case involved a defendant who kept approaching and haras…

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1 Yr Prison

Victim Representation — Subway Illegal Filming and Possession of Child Sexual Exploitation Material; 'One Year in Prison'

This was a serious case combining illegal filming on public transporta…

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1 Yr 6 Mo Prison

Victim Representation — Deepfake Distribution Case; Prison Sentence for 'Obscene acts by using means of communication and Defamation'

The defendant superimposed the victims' faces onto nude photographs, o…

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6 Mo Prison

Victim Representation — Indecent Assault and Attempt After a Drinking Gathering, Resulting in a 'Prison Sentence'

This case involved indecent assault by force and attempted indecent as…

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8 Mo Prison

Victim Representation — Repeated Molestation During Military Service; Prison Sentence for 'Indecent Assault by Force'

This case involved repeated sexual molestation that took place in conf…

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2 Yr 6 Mo Prison

Victim Representation — Nighttime Trespass and Attempted Rape Case Concluded with a 'Prison Sentence'

This case involved a late-night residential trespass and attempted rap…

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1 Yr Prison

Victim Representation — Man Who Repeatedly Delivered Obscene Letters to a Woman, Sentenced to Prison for 'Obscene acts by using means of communication'

This case began when a woman living an ordinary daily life started rec…

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3 Yr 6 Mo Prison

Victim Representation — Runaway Teen Lured into Sex Crimes; Prison Sentence for 'Statutory Rape'

The victim, a middle-school student who had run away from home, posted…

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1 Yr 6 Mo Prison

Victim Representation — Hidden-camera Offender Caught in a Dressing Room Who Denied 'Ever Filming,' Ultimately Sentenced to Prison

Claiming he would handle the sound at a performance venue, the defenda…

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3 Yr Prison, KRW 50M Settlement

Victim Representation — Adult Man Who Claimed to Be 'Dating' a Middle-schooler

The victim in this case was still a middle-school student. The perpetr…

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KRW 7M Fine

Father Indicted for Child Abuse

In this case, the defendant, angry that his 10-year-old son had lied t…

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Fine

Drunken Assault Case in Which the 'Aggravated Bodily Injury' Charge Was Found Not Guilty

This case arose from a drunken act of violence in front of a township…

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Acquittal

Cooperative Chairman Indicted for False Accusation over an 'Allegedly Fabricated Complaint'

In this false-accusation case, the defendant, chairman of a regional c…

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Acquittal, Indictment Dismissed

Drowsy-driving Accident — Indicted for 'Failure to Take Post-accident Measures and Causing Injury'

This case arose when the defendant, driving a Porter truck, dozed off…

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Suspended Sentence

Accused of Rape After a Casual Encounter

Our client met the victim through a casual encounter at an entertainme…

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Indicted in Custody

Victim Representation — Fraud, Theft, Computer Fraud

Our client temporarily lent a credit card to an acquaintance on the ba…

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No Charges Filed

Defamation via a Social Media Account

Our client indirectly referred to a conflict with another person on a…

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Suspended Sentence

Narcotics Control Act Violation (Psychotropics), Alteration of Private Documents

Our client was indicted for violating the Narcotics Control Act and, g…

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Suspended Sentence

Secretly Filming Sexual Intercourse

During a sexual encounter with someone he had met through social media…

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Suspended Sentence

Injuring a Pedestrian in a Crosswalk

While making a left turn, our client struck and injured a pedestrian c…

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Suspended Sentence

Act on Special Cases Concerning the Settlement of Traffic Accidents (the “Traffic Accident Settlement Act”, 교통사고처리법) (Injury), Road Traffic Act (Drunk Driving)

Our client got behind the wheel with a blood alcohol concentration abo…

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Suspended Sentence

Scuffle with a Police Officer — Interference with Business, Obstruction of Performance of Official Duties, etc.

During an argument over smoking inside a restaurant, our client went s…

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Fine (Suspended)

Aggravated Assault with a Weapon

Enraged upon the discovery of an extramarital affair, the suspect assa…

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Short-term Probation

Minor — Unlicensed Driving, Unlawful Use of a Vehicle, Theft, etc.

A juvenile took another person's vehicle without permission and was ca…

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Measure No. 4 (Other Side)

School Violence Report Arising from a Mutual Fight

A dispute between classmates escalated into physical violence. The oth…

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No Charges Filed

Obscene acts by using means of communication — Sexual Purpose at Issue

While playing a multiplayer online game, our client got into a dispute…

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No Charges Filed

No Charges Filed Secured by Disproving Intent to Steal

Our client, who runs a moving company, was accused of stealing a broke…

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Non-indictment

Assault, Aggravated Assault

Our client went to confront an acquaintance who had failed to repay a…

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