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Victims of Sex Crimes
Legal Support
Rescue of and Support for Victims of Sex Trafficking
- Legal Support
· If legal support, such as advance payment, is provided to the victim of sex trafficking, the support period of each item shall be a year in principle but may be extended up to three years, as long as the amount is within KRW 7.6 million for each person. (Article 3 of the Act on the Prevention of Commercial Sex Acts and Protection, Etc. of Victims and 「2022 Guidelines to Operate Projects that Raise Benefits of Women and Children」).

Classification

Contents

Support Targets

Members, Users, and Counseled Users of Support Facilities (for general citizens, minors, and international residents)

Support Contents

Expenses required for attorney appointment fees, statutory fees, and evidence collection fees to resolve legal problems, or civil and criminal issues arising from sex trafficking or employment relationships aimed at sex trafficking (indirect costs, such as investigation accompaniment fees, transportation fees, lodging costs, record fees, etc.)

How to Execute

° Preparing a legal support register and legal support record card

° For attorney appointment fees, the victim compensation entrepreneur will make a card payment at the law office and attach the invoice and receipt issued at the office

° If the executor attaches the receipt for evidence collection and requests payment, an account deposit will be made in principle, and the details will be preserved with the card