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few months ago, a lawyer at a law firm committed suicide while being investigated for sexually assaulting a new lawyer.

As the case is closed, the truth is buried, and the victim says he is suffering from severe secondary harm.

In order to find out the truth, a bill has been proposed to allow investigations to continue even after a sex crime suspect has died, but it has not yet passed the National Assembly.



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A new lawyer in his 20s sued the representative lawyer of the law firm he worked for at the end of last year on allegations of sexual assault.



In May, just before the case was sent to the prosecution after nearly half a year of investigation, the representative lawyer who was designated as the perpetrator took his own life.



[Lee Eun-eui / Attorney (Interview on May 27): (The victim) is in a very shocking situation.

The victim's opportunity to be called as a victim has been blown away.] The



police closed the case last month with 'no right to prosecute', and after the death of the suspect, the second offense has become even worse.




[Victim: Even though a person is dead, living brightly like that is 'I don't think he's a victim.'

Now that I'm afraid of thinking like that, I do a lot of self-censorship.] In response to the



victim's persistent efforts to find out the truth, the police sent an unusually detailed non-judgment letter containing the details of the investigation.



The decision contained evidence such as statements and text messages from the parties involved in the case, but as the investigation was stopped due to 'no right to prosecute', no further investigation into victims or a judgment on whether to prosecute was made.




[Lee Eun-eui / Attorney: When it comes to the fact that the damage is being confirmed, it is best to make a judgment as far as the investigation agency can judge it, which the victim can minimize from secondary damage (it becomes a stepping stone.)] Investigating the



truth is a sexual crime victim It is the first step to restore your daily life.



A bill that would allow the investigation to continue even if a sex crime suspect dies has been pending in the National Assembly for over a year.



(Video coverage: Seo Jin-ho, video editing: Kim Jong-woo, CG: Jeong Hyeon-jeong)