Recently, the problem of child sexual violence has been seriously raised. Although child sexual violence is characterized by difficulty in accurately grasping the actual situation because it is not easily exposed to the fact of damage due to its natur...
Recently, the problem of child sexual violence has been seriously raised. Although child sexual violence is characterized by difficulty in accurately grasping the actual situation because it is not easily exposed to the fact of damage due to its nature, reports of damage have been increasing in recent years, and the actual number of damages has also increased. In particular, in the case of child sexual violence, it is common to be committed by close relatives such as blood relatives. It can be said that the emotional, mental, psychological, and physical damage of the victim child and the psychological pain experienced by the family are very great due to the characteristics such as continuous practice in the home. In addition, amid the high rate of recidivism of child sex offenders, perpetrators often return to society after being released from prison without any countermeasures, so it is urgent to prepare countermeasures.
Problems in the occurrence of child sexual violence and judicial processing are as follows. First, video filming and recording should be actively used when investigating victims of child sexual violence. Children are likely to be under psychological pressure if it takes a long time, such as overlapping investigations by police and prosecutors or writing statements in the process of hearing statements during the investigation. In order to avoid these side effects, it is necessary to use the video recorded during the statement. Furthermore, when children are under psychological pressure, statements may become less consistent. It is also urgent to come up with supplementary measures to maintain consistency in child statements. In addition, it is necessary to investigate the high and low intellectual level and age of the affected children. Second, the concept of 'sexual harassment and sexual violence that give sexual shame' stipulated in the Child Welfare Act is ambiguous. It is necessary to establish a concrete concept to remove ambiguity in the application of the law. Third, Article 26 of the Child Welfare Act mandates reporting of persons who are aware of child abuse on duty, but there is no legal means to enforce reporting. It is necessary to prepare sanctions such as imposing fines in case of violation of reporting obligations. Fourth, there is a lack of awareness of child sexual violence. It is true that sexual violence against adults, such as rape, has a high recognition rate, while child sexual violence has a relatively low recognition rate. In the future, it is necessary to raise the awareness rate of child sex crimes through media reports and education.
In conclusion, in order to prevent child sex crimes and expand post-treatment, it is necessary to expand specialized child counseling centers and specialized treatment centers, while preparing a system that treats counseling, investigation, and treatment processes as "one-stop services" in the event of child sex crimes. In addition, during the police investigation process, victims and perpetrators should be separated to avoid psychological pressure from children, and children should be careful not to fall into psychological atrophy with questions other than sex crimes. In addition, it is necessary to raise awareness of the seriousness of child sexual crimes by widely promoting the seriousness and punishment regulations for child sexual violence.