Juvenile Justice (2022) s01e09 Episode Script
Episode 9
Ma'am, are you awake?
You're in the emergency room.
One moment, please.
I'll call your guardian and your doctor.
Yes, Ms.
Na.
Um, they ran a number of different tests, and now I'm here, just waiting for the results.
Um, about that I did it.
I looked into it too.
There was actually no information on her family.
NAME: SIM EUN-SEOK No emergency contact and she didn't talked about her family.
- I'm not sure - Ms.
Sim Eun-seok's guardian? - Yeah.
- She's awake now.
And she's waiting for you.
Uh, wait, Ms.
Na.
Let me give you a call right back.
Okay.
How did you last this long? You could fall seriously ill.
- Her guardian? - Yes, I am.
That's right.
Ever heard of burnout syndrome? Well, she's completely burned out.
She's suffering from malnutrition, sleep deprivation and high-stress levels.
She's been pushing herself to the point of collapsing.
Based on this results, I can't discharge her today.
I'd like to keep her a few days for observation.
What happened? I could ask you the same question.
What happened to you? You just passed out and it gave everyone quite a scare.
I did? YEONHWA POLICE STATION, HWANG IN-JUN Oh I see, you must've been shocked.
Mr.
Cha, could you call the nurse for me please? Judge Sim.
Judge Sim.
Did you hear the doctor? You could get really sick if you don't stay here and let them treat you.
I know my body.
It's not that big of a deal.
I don't You see? You need to take it slow.
Please stop.
I'll rest at my quarters.
You should get going.
Really.
You need to take these meds.
Wait here.
I'll go get some water.
Check your front door.
- Hello, Mr.
Cha.
- Hi there, good morning.
YEONHWA DISTRICT COUR Judge Sim, you really need to rest.
Are you feeling any better? Mm-hmm.
I had to check something.
YEONHWA GANG RAPE CASE VICTIM, KANG SEON-A, AGE 17 MISSING PERSON, NAME: KANG SEON-A We'll go on patrol right after a few questions, so don't worry.
What was your daughter last seen wearing? - There it is, let's go! Yeah! Come on.
- Hold on! I haven't done this in so long.
Seon-a.
Well, I'm a truck driver.
I drive trucks out to - way out to the - Okay, uh what do we do next? - the countryside - Seon-a? So I would be gone for days at a time.
And I'm a single parent.
Where did she go? When was the last time that you talked to her? What? I, uh You know where she hangs out besides school? What about her friends? You're sure she She went to school today, right? Yes, I I reported it to the police.
Is there anyone else we can call? That's Well, I just MISSING PERSON, NAME: KANG SEON-A, AGE 16 What do I do? Aw, man, they did it again? I told those guys Huh? Huh? Oh, damn.
Oh, shit.
Hello? I need an ambulance, now.
There's someone passed out here.
The defendants are 16 and 17-year-old minors.
They met the victim chatting online and forced her to drink.
These kids are the textbook example of a typical sexual assault gang.
But At first, you stated that there were three guys, Hang In-jun, So Dong-gyun and Ooo Gyeong-su.
And now there's one more? Well, back then She was confused! Those guys made her drink so much that night! There was another boy there that night.
Seon-a.
Think very carefully.
If your statement isn't consistent, it could work against you.
Kang Seon-a was heavily inebriated that night, so she remembers nothing.
And there are no security cameras near the construction site, so we have no hard evidence.
In the end, only In-jun, Dong-gyun and Gyeong-su were indicted.
Fortunately, the victim went straight to the hospital, and was checked from head to toe, and they were able to collect evidence.
They found the DNA of Dong-gyun and Gyeong-su, who were drinking with her.
That led to them confessing.
The problem is now Hwang In-jun.
I didn't know they were gonna rape her.
I found out after.
I didn't even go into the construction site.
It's true.
I told them not to.
I swear I told them not to.
Forensics compared the DNA, and apparently, In-jun's claim appears to be true.
So his case went to juvenile protection.
The only crime was buying the alcohol and forcing her to drink, so, breaking the Resident Registration Act and coercion.
It says the victim's father had reported the case early on, but the police delayed the investigation.
As far as I can tell, only after he made a National petition then the police start to investigate the case.
That's right.
Wasn't the case assigned to you? Will you be okay? You just got out of the hospital.
Yes, it'll be fine.
Judge Cha, you'll take Dong-gyun and Gyeong-su's case.
- Please review it.
- Okay.
One sec I'm worried.
You don't seem well.
So speak your mind.
No need to tiptoe.
You probably won't like my question.
Do you have any family around? I just It was strange at the hospital.
I I looked at your records, but your family and emergency contacts were all blank.
And when I thought about it later, I realized that I knew nothing about you.
You're right I don't have a family.
I left them.
Cha Tae-ju speaking.
Uh, yes, of course, Judge Lee.
COUNSELING REPORT, HWANG IN-JUN FATHER: HWANG U-JIN, 45 MOTHER: YANG MYEONG-IN, 40 NOT IN CONTACT WITH PARENTS SINCE THEIR DIVORCE AT THE AGE OF 10 6 PRIOR PROTECTION CASES, SHOWS NO REMORSE THE VICTIM, KIM SEON-A, WAS ASSAULTED PHYSICALLY AND SEXUALLY VICTIM, AGE 17, KANG SEON-A Judge Sim Eun-seok? I know her well.
You do? We shared an office for a year or so.
She was a hard worker.
After I moved to Uijeongbu, she took some time off.
That was five years ago.
We weren't working in the same court, so I'm not sure, but I heard there was some kind of incident.
And she ended up getting a divorce.
A divorce? Yes, I heard her husband was a prosecutor.
You're right.
I don't have a family.
I left them.
How's the victim of the Yeonhwa Gang Rape case doing? The victim Kang Seon-a has been going to an orthopedic and OBGYN clinic for treatment.
She's also been receiving therapy for psychological trauma.
Okay, and? Yes, and uh, well, yeah She's the self-harm patient we called in.
The identity of the victim was going around on the internet.
She was dealing with a lot of cyberbullying.
I heard the school even pressured her into dropping out.
So she did.
At any rate, the surgery went well.
VICTIM, AGE 17, KANG SEON-A Hwang In-jun Let's hurry up and set a date.
Contact his legal guardian too.
I would like to let you know since there is a great deal of attention surrounding this case, we will give it our utmost attention and speed.
We will now begin the trial.
- Prosecutors, please submit your evidence.
- Okay.
Has the defense checked the evidence? We have, Your Honor.
Would you please share your opinion on the evidence? Yes? Miss Na is looking for you two.
Have a seat.
I've been thinking after looking at the list of evidence and the attestations.
Since this case concerns a very serious issue, I think it's better for Miss Sim to be the main judge with her experience.
What do you think? - Uh well - Sure, I don't mind.
It's okay if you're not up to it.
I'm not that uptight.
- No, it's all right.
- Okay.
And you can hand over your juvenile protection case to Judge Cha.
- What? - It'll be way too much for you to handle both cases.
No, I can do both.
I'll handle both of them.
It's too much.
Okay? Miss Na, your committee schedule, it's time now.
Is it time already? Judge Cha is on In-jun's case.
I made myself clear.
Wait, Ms.
Na.
Miss Na please.
You don't need to do the protection case.
I'll take care of it.
And I'll convince Miss Na.
But she's not wrong.
If you overwork yourself I said I'll do it! I've got it.
But is there a reason you're so adamant? I don't mind if you take the case, but it's just that you seem to be sensitive about it.
I'm not sensitive.
A case is a case.
YEONHWA POLICE STATION, NAME: HWANG IN-JUN MAY 29, 2017, MANSLAUGHTER MANSLAUGHTER DISPOSITION DROPPED A BRICK FROM THE ROOFTOP WHILE AS PART OF A SCHOOL PROJEC He murdered someone? THE VICTIM SUFFERED A BLOW TO THE SKULL KILLING HIM INSTANTLY The judge in charge JUDGE NA GUEN-HEE Oh.
You're just getting off now? It's late.
I had to grab some papers.
Can you please give me five minutes? Juvenile cases are about speed.
Is that what you still believe? I think juvenile cases are all about speed.
Do you know how many unsolved cases there are in our department alone? Hmm.
Then please let me handle Hwang In-jun's trial.
- I was very clear - I'll close the case and send it back to the prosecution.
Send it back? One of the main reasons they didn't prosecute Hwang In-jun was they couldn't find his DNA on the victim.
But there was also the fact that she couldn't remember him, and there was no hard evidence that he also took part in the rape.
But now we do have hard evidence.
It's nearly the due date for the protection case.
The prosecution will send it back.
I started this.
I want to be the one to end it.
Please.
No way.
I told you before.
I'm able to tolerate dumb judges, but not judges who are rude.
Are you the head judge? Well, no, I'm not.
But that's why I asked you now.
You talk about these things, you don't just ask for a case back.
You thought it all through by yourself, so you want what's yours? Is this how you always handle things? This never happened.
JUDGE CHA TAE-JU What is it about that case? It's because of that thrown brick case, isn't it, Miss Sim? You think this happened because they had a second chance as young offenders.
You feel like those kids assume they're above the law.
That's why you're so desperate to take this case, right? But what if that's all just our assumption? We can't just decide they think it'll be easy like last time.
If we leave the past in the past and only look at the rape case what if In-jun got roped into it? We have to try to keep our minds open.
- We're judges - Yes, that's why.
That's why it's imperative that I take this one.
A recording the police sent to us.
There was a recording? Those guys made me call Seon-a.
So I did.
We just had a few drinks together and she just came on to us.
It's not like they planned on getting her drunk and raping her.
We were drunk, it makes you act crazy.
They were gonna ask her for her consent, but she just passed out, so we didn't really have to.
That isn't That's not consent.
Oh.
I mean Yeah.
I guess not.
Listen, can I go home now? My parents will worry.
You son of a bitch.
- Fuck, this is going to be good.
- She's totally out of it, bro.
- Yes! Yes! Yes! - Sex, sex, sex, sex.
At first, we were gonna do it there, but it was way too out in the open.
Anyone could have just shown up there.
Then we were gonna do it at the construction site.
Fuck, you know this is gonna be good.
What do you mean, "Do it there"? What? You said you were "gonna do it there, but anyone could have just shown up.
" Oh.
Have sex there.
We did rock-paper-scissors to see who'd go first.
They won and went first, then it was my turn.
I was so ready.
I took off her clothes and grabbed her tits.
But holy fuck, maybe because I was drunk, I couldn't get it hard.
Bastard.
No, I'm serious! Those fools both had a great time with that little bitch, but my shit didn't work, so I couldn't screw her.
Is this a joke to you? - You're laughing? - Dude, have you been there? Or nah because she's your daughter.
You think it's funny, asshole! Tell me, you piece of shit! Is this a joke to you? Is it? How how the hell He got roped into it? Why is it a protection case if we have a recording? It can't be used.
He was forced to confess.
Her father couldn't restrain his anger and assaulted the boy, so his legal advisor sued him.
Because of that, the victim's father is in custody.
Seon-a is now being taken care of by her sister who lives in Seoul.
What I don't get is why would he confess if it could land him in jail? Two options.
He could have planned it to put the victim at a disadvantage, or he fears nothing.
He's had probation seven times.
Accidental homicide, assault, theft He's not afraid of the police or the court after all that.
And he won't be afraid of juvey because of his confession.
Even if the statement can't be used because it wasn't voluntary, we still have to look at this as a criminal case.
It failed from the beginning.
He should have been sentenced properly five years ago when he was put on trial for the first time.
It's because no one will ever made him realize how much damage he had done to the victim how he ruined the victim's life.
That's why.
"Juvenile cases are about speed.
" That doesn't mean you should cause a ruckus and make a big deal.
It means you should handle it quickly and quietly.
I was in charge of his case five years ago but I don't remember him.
What's your obsession? If it's reasonable, I'll reassign it.
I abhor young criminals.
Go for it.
I'm curious to see how you'll handle it.
I'll go right now to get it reassigned.
Okay.
You wait and see how I handle it.
Her mother ran off five years ago, and I've been raising her alone ever since.
Then, when she hit puberty, it got harder.
If you give me another chance, I'll do my best to raise my daughter right.
Like hell.
Ha-rin.
Why do you think you're here? I stole cigarettes from the store.
Two boxes.
Ah so - I want to speak to her father alone.
- Okay.
Can you please escort Ha-rin outside? - Come with me.
- And her legal advisor as well.
How long has it been since she ran away? Pardon? Your answer right now is extremely important.
Hiding it won't make the issue go away.
Two months or so.
But it's all my fault.
It's all because of me.
My daughter didn't do anything wrong, sir.
Her mother ran away when she was in elementary school.
I should've taken better care of her.
I was drinking to ease the pain.
When I got calls saying she was in trouble I blamed her and told her that she was exactly like her mom.
I did nothing for her.
When I finally tried to do the right thing, she was already grown.
She won't even talk to me now.
When she disappeared I got scared.
Sir, would you please try to calm down? No matter what I tried, I couldn't find her.
Then I saw the court attendance notice and thought maybe I could meet her here.
If you can forgive us, I swear it won't happen again.
My brother's in Gangwon-do, we'll move there, and I'll cook for her, send her to a good school, and get a new job.
Yes, sir.
Sir, I understand what you mean.
But I think that it's unlikely she'll go home tonight.
What? She'll be taken to the classification center and investigated.
I'll decide on a sentence at that time.
- Oh, no, Your Honor.
- Sir, please.
In cases of runaway kids, it's likely they'll run away again.
Sir, if I just send them back, I believe if Ha-rin ran away another time, it'd be hard to find her.
It'll be much better for her to go to the juvenile classification center and she'll be checked for injuries, she'll have guidance.
In the long run, it's better for her.
We need to look into where she got money when she left, who she was with, why she ran, and issues of that nature.
Sim Eun-seok.
I'm sorry? I was clear Come with me.
Are you nuts? What are you doing here? What do you think I'm doing here? Hwang In-jun.
Why are you managing his case? SLIDE TO ANSWER MISSED CALL YOU'RE GOING TO KEEP IGNORING ME? FINE.
LET'S SEE HOW THIS ENDS.
"When a judge has a relationship with a trial's subject, they should be excluded from the case.
" So you should be reassigned.
What do you care about this case? Or any that I'm handling now? Why wouldn't I care? He was my son, too.
Why? You want revenge? Will that change anything? You'll just get hurt.
Why don't you get that? That doesn't matter.
I've decided.
Listen, before things get out of hand, apply for a reassignment, or I'll call the court myself.
Back then He shouldn't have gotten off like that.
My son was killed because of him.
Why? Eun-seok.
Just wait and see Hwang In-jun is gonna pay for what he did.
Hi, Judge Sim.
Counsel.
You just said the same thing.
You can't keep insisting without proof, you know that.
Prosecution I'm sorry to interrupt.
It's an emergency.
I-HWAN, SLIDE TO ANSWER I-HWAN, MISSED CALL Chan.
- Oh, my god.
- I see.
- The little kid got hit by the brick? - Yes.
- Please keep your distance.
- Oh, dear.
- Please back off.
- Oh my, he must have died.
Please go back to your home.
Taxi! Wait! Please, sir.
Please, sir.
Please can I have a ride? Wait, sir, please! Taxi! Taxi! Sir, please, I need your help, please, sir.
What the hell? - Please give me a ride.
- Are you crazy? - Let go.
- Please, I have to get to my son.
Sir, wait, please.
Oh, no.
Chan.
COUR I'll show him exactly how scary the law is.
And he'll see the law is able to deliver justice even to him.
He'll be sentenced right this time.
COUR Everyone, please be seated.
Case number 2022 P3409.
The trial has begun.
YEONHWA DISTRICT COURT.
Hwang In-jun.
Why are you here? Illegal purchase of alcohol and coercion.
You bought alcohol with a fake ID and threatened the victim, saying she couldn't go home unless she would drink, and threatened to spread rumors that she slept with you on social media.
You forced her.
Do you repent? Yes.
This happened because he was bullied into it.
He met the two perpetrators at a facility.
They have since been forcing In-jun to buy cigarettes and alcohol, and if he refused, then he would be beaten.
This incident occurred because he was afraid of being beaten senseless, and he is deeply regretful about it.
Did you really do it out of fear? Yes.
You're In-jun's guardian, right? You had no idea? I'm sorry.
This is all my fault.
I see.
All right.
I'm going to ask you one more question.
Based on the answer, I'll request another trial, or I'll decide to sentence you today.
There's something strange.
You say you were loyal to them because you were afraid of them, what made you fight back this time? The records report you didn't even enter the crime scene and you tried to stop them.
If you did everything they asked of you because you were afraid, tell me what happened this time around.
What made you refuse? Yes, he was afraid of abuse, that is correct It was crazy! Raping her? How could someone do that to another person? So are you aware of what happens if you lie in court? I'll ask one last time.
Nobody answer for him.
Hwang In-jun.
Did you avoid the crime scene? Yes.
And you really tried stopping them? Yes, ma'am.
The witness.
Detective Ko Gang-sik, Yeonhwa Police Department and leading the case.
I heard you're the one leading the investigation for the Yeonwha Gang Rape case.
Yeah.
The victim's father's recording I can't get it out of my head.
Oh, well I heard it's not admissible evidence.
I know.
What if there was some evidence from a different place? - Again.
- Go again, dude, come on.
- Okay, again.
Ready, shoot.
- Shoot.
Okay! You fucking suck at rock paper scissors, Seon-a.
Get it down! You lost, so drink.
- Who's up first? - Get her up.
- There we go.
- I'm tired, man.
Yeah, dude, over there.
Fuck.
Ah, damn it.
- She's out.
- She's out? Fuck, dude.
Rock paper scissors.
Come on.
- Hold on, hold on! - Okay, dude.
- Let's go! Shoot! - Shoot! - Damn it! - Ahh, damn it! Ah! Yeah! I'm goin' first! Oh, shit, here we go! In-jun, are you getting this, dude? Can I ask you a question? - Do you always park here around this time? - I'd like to submit footage from a car dashcam parked across from the construction site.
Sorry.
Again.
Rock-paper-scissors! Okay! Drink! - Fucking drink already.
- Drink, dude.
Hurry up and drink.
The car is a private taxi that was parked near the construction site and there was footage from the dashcam, which was initially excluded as the taxi was in business.
- Drink up.
- Fuck.
Drink it all at once.
- Yeah, let's do this! - Oh, shit, are you okay? - You're fucking nuts, dude.
- Drink! Come on! - Fuck, come on - Oh, whoa Look, dude.
Are you drunk? Wow, you're already drunk after that? - That won't do.
- Seon-a.
Move, dude.
- Seon-a, hey! - Look at her.
Hey, let's fuck her.
She's gonna be so good.
Oh, no, you shouldn't.
Why the fuck not, man? We came all the way here.
Well, I tried to stop you, right? Fuck it.
Aw, fuck.
It's possible the footage could've been tampered with.
This is from the video analysis team at National Forensics.
It confirms that the footage wasn't tampered with.
WE HAVE VERIFIED THAT THE DASHCAM FOOTAGE HAS NOT BEEN TAMPERED WITH I warned you that lying would only make things much worse.
This proves that In-jun's statement saying that he never entered the crime scene and that he tried to stop So Dong-gyun and Ooo Gyong-su is a complete and utter lie.
So this raises the possibility that his other statements could be lies, too.
And you saw in the footage, it's possible that Hwang In-jun, who entered the site, could be an accomplice.
Starting now, Hwang In-jun will be further investigated, at a juvenile classification center.
The next trial will take place in three weeks, and if you lie again and it's confirmed that you were an accomplice in the sexual assault after all, this case could be sent to the prosecution.
Shit, man.
That's all.
This court is adjourned.
Huh.
Juvenile Criminal Division.
Yes, what What? Hah.
Just one second, let me check.
Don't send her up just yet.
Is Judge Sim here yet? There's someone waiting for her in the lobby.
So Judge Sim is married? Married? - Judge Sim.
- What's What's going on? The Yeonhwa Gang Rape.
What Seon-a said could have been accurate.
- What? - It could be four boys instead of three.
Dong-gyun, Gyeong-su, In-jun and Baek Do-hyeon.
The kid who was with Hwang In-jun when he threw that brick way back then.
It's Baek Do-hyeon.
Judge Sim! Why are you ignoring my texts? I warned you that I would find you.
You can't hide forever.
This is a courthouse.
Let's go.
Let's talk outside.
But don't you see? I came to make a scene.
You got a divorce, that should be the end of it.
Why do you keep meeting up with my son who is finally starting his life again? Let's go now.
- Outside.
- Let go! I told you to quit your work, to stay home and be his mother.
Instead, you let others take care of him and because of that, my grandson was killed by a brick from the sky! My son had finally moved on and set a date to get remarried.
And you even managed to ruin that! This is why you don't let just anyone into your family.
You know, I didn't like you from the start! - Ma'am, please calm down.
- You brought misfortune to our family! You're the one who should be dead! Keep it up and you could get arrested for obstructing official duties.
What the hell did we do so wrong? - Ma'am, please calm down.
- Eun-seok, you did this.
Ma'am please come this way.
- Miss Joo, hey.
- What? Did you hear? Judge Sim's mother-in-law Huh? What are you talking about? I just heard.
She made a scene downstairs.
Did you know? I was shocked to hear Judge Sim was married.
Anyway, her mother-in-law came right into the lobby - and she slapped Judge Sim.
- What? She was talking about divorce and whatnot.
It was really a mess.
Is Judge Sim okay now? I don't know.
Anyway, the whole court is talking about it.
Wow, she did such a great job at the trial and now this mess.
Hey.
She's out of the office all day because of a seminar.
Eun-seok.
I don't want to hear it.
Please go.
I'm sorry for what my mom did.
I'll make sure it won't happen again.
How's that? How will you do that? It's not the first time.
The problem is not with your mother.
It's with you.
Why Why does your concern make me miserable? Don't ever come back.
I never want to see you again, please.
THE CHARACTERS AND EVENTS DEPICTED IN THE SHOW ARE FICTITIOUS
One moment, please.
I'll call your guardian and your doctor.
Yes, Ms.
Na.
Um, they ran a number of different tests, and now I'm here, just waiting for the results.
Um, about that I did it.
I looked into it too.
There was actually no information on her family.
NAME: SIM EUN-SEOK No emergency contact and she didn't talked about her family.
- I'm not sure - Ms.
Sim Eun-seok's guardian? - Yeah.
- She's awake now.
And she's waiting for you.
Uh, wait, Ms.
Na.
Let me give you a call right back.
Okay.
How did you last this long? You could fall seriously ill.
- Her guardian? - Yes, I am.
That's right.
Ever heard of burnout syndrome? Well, she's completely burned out.
She's suffering from malnutrition, sleep deprivation and high-stress levels.
She's been pushing herself to the point of collapsing.
Based on this results, I can't discharge her today.
I'd like to keep her a few days for observation.
What happened? I could ask you the same question.
What happened to you? You just passed out and it gave everyone quite a scare.
I did? YEONHWA POLICE STATION, HWANG IN-JUN Oh I see, you must've been shocked.
Mr.
Cha, could you call the nurse for me please? Judge Sim.
Judge Sim.
Did you hear the doctor? You could get really sick if you don't stay here and let them treat you.
I know my body.
It's not that big of a deal.
I don't You see? You need to take it slow.
Please stop.
I'll rest at my quarters.
You should get going.
Really.
You need to take these meds.
Wait here.
I'll go get some water.
Check your front door.
- Hello, Mr.
Cha.
- Hi there, good morning.
YEONHWA DISTRICT COUR Judge Sim, you really need to rest.
Are you feeling any better? Mm-hmm.
I had to check something.
YEONHWA GANG RAPE CASE VICTIM, KANG SEON-A, AGE 17 MISSING PERSON, NAME: KANG SEON-A We'll go on patrol right after a few questions, so don't worry.
What was your daughter last seen wearing? - There it is, let's go! Yeah! Come on.
- Hold on! I haven't done this in so long.
Seon-a.
Well, I'm a truck driver.
I drive trucks out to - way out to the - Okay, uh what do we do next? - the countryside - Seon-a? So I would be gone for days at a time.
And I'm a single parent.
Where did she go? When was the last time that you talked to her? What? I, uh You know where she hangs out besides school? What about her friends? You're sure she She went to school today, right? Yes, I I reported it to the police.
Is there anyone else we can call? That's Well, I just MISSING PERSON, NAME: KANG SEON-A, AGE 16 What do I do? Aw, man, they did it again? I told those guys Huh? Huh? Oh, damn.
Oh, shit.
Hello? I need an ambulance, now.
There's someone passed out here.
The defendants are 16 and 17-year-old minors.
They met the victim chatting online and forced her to drink.
These kids are the textbook example of a typical sexual assault gang.
But At first, you stated that there were three guys, Hang In-jun, So Dong-gyun and Ooo Gyeong-su.
And now there's one more? Well, back then She was confused! Those guys made her drink so much that night! There was another boy there that night.
Seon-a.
Think very carefully.
If your statement isn't consistent, it could work against you.
Kang Seon-a was heavily inebriated that night, so she remembers nothing.
And there are no security cameras near the construction site, so we have no hard evidence.
In the end, only In-jun, Dong-gyun and Gyeong-su were indicted.
Fortunately, the victim went straight to the hospital, and was checked from head to toe, and they were able to collect evidence.
They found the DNA of Dong-gyun and Gyeong-su, who were drinking with her.
That led to them confessing.
The problem is now Hwang In-jun.
I didn't know they were gonna rape her.
I found out after.
I didn't even go into the construction site.
It's true.
I told them not to.
I swear I told them not to.
Forensics compared the DNA, and apparently, In-jun's claim appears to be true.
So his case went to juvenile protection.
The only crime was buying the alcohol and forcing her to drink, so, breaking the Resident Registration Act and coercion.
It says the victim's father had reported the case early on, but the police delayed the investigation.
As far as I can tell, only after he made a National petition then the police start to investigate the case.
That's right.
Wasn't the case assigned to you? Will you be okay? You just got out of the hospital.
Yes, it'll be fine.
Judge Cha, you'll take Dong-gyun and Gyeong-su's case.
- Please review it.
- Okay.
One sec I'm worried.
You don't seem well.
So speak your mind.
No need to tiptoe.
You probably won't like my question.
Do you have any family around? I just It was strange at the hospital.
I I looked at your records, but your family and emergency contacts were all blank.
And when I thought about it later, I realized that I knew nothing about you.
You're right I don't have a family.
I left them.
Cha Tae-ju speaking.
Uh, yes, of course, Judge Lee.
COUNSELING REPORT, HWANG IN-JUN FATHER: HWANG U-JIN, 45 MOTHER: YANG MYEONG-IN, 40 NOT IN CONTACT WITH PARENTS SINCE THEIR DIVORCE AT THE AGE OF 10 6 PRIOR PROTECTION CASES, SHOWS NO REMORSE THE VICTIM, KIM SEON-A, WAS ASSAULTED PHYSICALLY AND SEXUALLY VICTIM, AGE 17, KANG SEON-A Judge Sim Eun-seok? I know her well.
You do? We shared an office for a year or so.
She was a hard worker.
After I moved to Uijeongbu, she took some time off.
That was five years ago.
We weren't working in the same court, so I'm not sure, but I heard there was some kind of incident.
And she ended up getting a divorce.
A divorce? Yes, I heard her husband was a prosecutor.
You're right.
I don't have a family.
I left them.
How's the victim of the Yeonhwa Gang Rape case doing? The victim Kang Seon-a has been going to an orthopedic and OBGYN clinic for treatment.
She's also been receiving therapy for psychological trauma.
Okay, and? Yes, and uh, well, yeah She's the self-harm patient we called in.
The identity of the victim was going around on the internet.
She was dealing with a lot of cyberbullying.
I heard the school even pressured her into dropping out.
So she did.
At any rate, the surgery went well.
VICTIM, AGE 17, KANG SEON-A Hwang In-jun Let's hurry up and set a date.
Contact his legal guardian too.
I would like to let you know since there is a great deal of attention surrounding this case, we will give it our utmost attention and speed.
We will now begin the trial.
- Prosecutors, please submit your evidence.
- Okay.
Has the defense checked the evidence? We have, Your Honor.
Would you please share your opinion on the evidence? Yes? Miss Na is looking for you two.
Have a seat.
I've been thinking after looking at the list of evidence and the attestations.
Since this case concerns a very serious issue, I think it's better for Miss Sim to be the main judge with her experience.
What do you think? - Uh well - Sure, I don't mind.
It's okay if you're not up to it.
I'm not that uptight.
- No, it's all right.
- Okay.
And you can hand over your juvenile protection case to Judge Cha.
- What? - It'll be way too much for you to handle both cases.
No, I can do both.
I'll handle both of them.
It's too much.
Okay? Miss Na, your committee schedule, it's time now.
Is it time already? Judge Cha is on In-jun's case.
I made myself clear.
Wait, Ms.
Na.
Miss Na please.
You don't need to do the protection case.
I'll take care of it.
And I'll convince Miss Na.
But she's not wrong.
If you overwork yourself I said I'll do it! I've got it.
But is there a reason you're so adamant? I don't mind if you take the case, but it's just that you seem to be sensitive about it.
I'm not sensitive.
A case is a case.
YEONHWA POLICE STATION, NAME: HWANG IN-JUN MAY 29, 2017, MANSLAUGHTER MANSLAUGHTER DISPOSITION DROPPED A BRICK FROM THE ROOFTOP WHILE AS PART OF A SCHOOL PROJEC He murdered someone? THE VICTIM SUFFERED A BLOW TO THE SKULL KILLING HIM INSTANTLY The judge in charge JUDGE NA GUEN-HEE Oh.
You're just getting off now? It's late.
I had to grab some papers.
Can you please give me five minutes? Juvenile cases are about speed.
Is that what you still believe? I think juvenile cases are all about speed.
Do you know how many unsolved cases there are in our department alone? Hmm.
Then please let me handle Hwang In-jun's trial.
- I was very clear - I'll close the case and send it back to the prosecution.
Send it back? One of the main reasons they didn't prosecute Hwang In-jun was they couldn't find his DNA on the victim.
But there was also the fact that she couldn't remember him, and there was no hard evidence that he also took part in the rape.
But now we do have hard evidence.
It's nearly the due date for the protection case.
The prosecution will send it back.
I started this.
I want to be the one to end it.
Please.
No way.
I told you before.
I'm able to tolerate dumb judges, but not judges who are rude.
Are you the head judge? Well, no, I'm not.
But that's why I asked you now.
You talk about these things, you don't just ask for a case back.
You thought it all through by yourself, so you want what's yours? Is this how you always handle things? This never happened.
JUDGE CHA TAE-JU What is it about that case? It's because of that thrown brick case, isn't it, Miss Sim? You think this happened because they had a second chance as young offenders.
You feel like those kids assume they're above the law.
That's why you're so desperate to take this case, right? But what if that's all just our assumption? We can't just decide they think it'll be easy like last time.
If we leave the past in the past and only look at the rape case what if In-jun got roped into it? We have to try to keep our minds open.
- We're judges - Yes, that's why.
That's why it's imperative that I take this one.
A recording the police sent to us.
There was a recording? Those guys made me call Seon-a.
So I did.
We just had a few drinks together and she just came on to us.
It's not like they planned on getting her drunk and raping her.
We were drunk, it makes you act crazy.
They were gonna ask her for her consent, but she just passed out, so we didn't really have to.
That isn't That's not consent.
Oh.
I mean Yeah.
I guess not.
Listen, can I go home now? My parents will worry.
You son of a bitch.
- Fuck, this is going to be good.
- She's totally out of it, bro.
- Yes! Yes! Yes! - Sex, sex, sex, sex.
At first, we were gonna do it there, but it was way too out in the open.
Anyone could have just shown up there.
Then we were gonna do it at the construction site.
Fuck, you know this is gonna be good.
What do you mean, "Do it there"? What? You said you were "gonna do it there, but anyone could have just shown up.
" Oh.
Have sex there.
We did rock-paper-scissors to see who'd go first.
They won and went first, then it was my turn.
I was so ready.
I took off her clothes and grabbed her tits.
But holy fuck, maybe because I was drunk, I couldn't get it hard.
Bastard.
No, I'm serious! Those fools both had a great time with that little bitch, but my shit didn't work, so I couldn't screw her.
Is this a joke to you? - You're laughing? - Dude, have you been there? Or nah because she's your daughter.
You think it's funny, asshole! Tell me, you piece of shit! Is this a joke to you? Is it? How how the hell He got roped into it? Why is it a protection case if we have a recording? It can't be used.
He was forced to confess.
Her father couldn't restrain his anger and assaulted the boy, so his legal advisor sued him.
Because of that, the victim's father is in custody.
Seon-a is now being taken care of by her sister who lives in Seoul.
What I don't get is why would he confess if it could land him in jail? Two options.
He could have planned it to put the victim at a disadvantage, or he fears nothing.
He's had probation seven times.
Accidental homicide, assault, theft He's not afraid of the police or the court after all that.
And he won't be afraid of juvey because of his confession.
Even if the statement can't be used because it wasn't voluntary, we still have to look at this as a criminal case.
It failed from the beginning.
He should have been sentenced properly five years ago when he was put on trial for the first time.
It's because no one will ever made him realize how much damage he had done to the victim how he ruined the victim's life.
That's why.
"Juvenile cases are about speed.
" That doesn't mean you should cause a ruckus and make a big deal.
It means you should handle it quickly and quietly.
I was in charge of his case five years ago but I don't remember him.
What's your obsession? If it's reasonable, I'll reassign it.
I abhor young criminals.
Go for it.
I'm curious to see how you'll handle it.
I'll go right now to get it reassigned.
Okay.
You wait and see how I handle it.
Her mother ran off five years ago, and I've been raising her alone ever since.
Then, when she hit puberty, it got harder.
If you give me another chance, I'll do my best to raise my daughter right.
Like hell.
Ha-rin.
Why do you think you're here? I stole cigarettes from the store.
Two boxes.
Ah so - I want to speak to her father alone.
- Okay.
Can you please escort Ha-rin outside? - Come with me.
- And her legal advisor as well.
How long has it been since she ran away? Pardon? Your answer right now is extremely important.
Hiding it won't make the issue go away.
Two months or so.
But it's all my fault.
It's all because of me.
My daughter didn't do anything wrong, sir.
Her mother ran away when she was in elementary school.
I should've taken better care of her.
I was drinking to ease the pain.
When I got calls saying she was in trouble I blamed her and told her that she was exactly like her mom.
I did nothing for her.
When I finally tried to do the right thing, she was already grown.
She won't even talk to me now.
When she disappeared I got scared.
Sir, would you please try to calm down? No matter what I tried, I couldn't find her.
Then I saw the court attendance notice and thought maybe I could meet her here.
If you can forgive us, I swear it won't happen again.
My brother's in Gangwon-do, we'll move there, and I'll cook for her, send her to a good school, and get a new job.
Yes, sir.
Sir, I understand what you mean.
But I think that it's unlikely she'll go home tonight.
What? She'll be taken to the classification center and investigated.
I'll decide on a sentence at that time.
- Oh, no, Your Honor.
- Sir, please.
In cases of runaway kids, it's likely they'll run away again.
Sir, if I just send them back, I believe if Ha-rin ran away another time, it'd be hard to find her.
It'll be much better for her to go to the juvenile classification center and she'll be checked for injuries, she'll have guidance.
In the long run, it's better for her.
We need to look into where she got money when she left, who she was with, why she ran, and issues of that nature.
Sim Eun-seok.
I'm sorry? I was clear Come with me.
Are you nuts? What are you doing here? What do you think I'm doing here? Hwang In-jun.
Why are you managing his case? SLIDE TO ANSWER MISSED CALL YOU'RE GOING TO KEEP IGNORING ME? FINE.
LET'S SEE HOW THIS ENDS.
"When a judge has a relationship with a trial's subject, they should be excluded from the case.
" So you should be reassigned.
What do you care about this case? Or any that I'm handling now? Why wouldn't I care? He was my son, too.
Why? You want revenge? Will that change anything? You'll just get hurt.
Why don't you get that? That doesn't matter.
I've decided.
Listen, before things get out of hand, apply for a reassignment, or I'll call the court myself.
Back then He shouldn't have gotten off like that.
My son was killed because of him.
Why? Eun-seok.
Just wait and see Hwang In-jun is gonna pay for what he did.
Hi, Judge Sim.
Counsel.
You just said the same thing.
You can't keep insisting without proof, you know that.
Prosecution I'm sorry to interrupt.
It's an emergency.
I-HWAN, SLIDE TO ANSWER I-HWAN, MISSED CALL Chan.
- Oh, my god.
- I see.
- The little kid got hit by the brick? - Yes.
- Please keep your distance.
- Oh, dear.
- Please back off.
- Oh my, he must have died.
Please go back to your home.
Taxi! Wait! Please, sir.
Please, sir.
Please can I have a ride? Wait, sir, please! Taxi! Taxi! Sir, please, I need your help, please, sir.
What the hell? - Please give me a ride.
- Are you crazy? - Let go.
- Please, I have to get to my son.
Sir, wait, please.
Oh, no.
Chan.
COUR I'll show him exactly how scary the law is.
And he'll see the law is able to deliver justice even to him.
He'll be sentenced right this time.
COUR Everyone, please be seated.
Case number 2022 P3409.
The trial has begun.
YEONHWA DISTRICT COURT.
Hwang In-jun.
Why are you here? Illegal purchase of alcohol and coercion.
You bought alcohol with a fake ID and threatened the victim, saying she couldn't go home unless she would drink, and threatened to spread rumors that she slept with you on social media.
You forced her.
Do you repent? Yes.
This happened because he was bullied into it.
He met the two perpetrators at a facility.
They have since been forcing In-jun to buy cigarettes and alcohol, and if he refused, then he would be beaten.
This incident occurred because he was afraid of being beaten senseless, and he is deeply regretful about it.
Did you really do it out of fear? Yes.
You're In-jun's guardian, right? You had no idea? I'm sorry.
This is all my fault.
I see.
All right.
I'm going to ask you one more question.
Based on the answer, I'll request another trial, or I'll decide to sentence you today.
There's something strange.
You say you were loyal to them because you were afraid of them, what made you fight back this time? The records report you didn't even enter the crime scene and you tried to stop them.
If you did everything they asked of you because you were afraid, tell me what happened this time around.
What made you refuse? Yes, he was afraid of abuse, that is correct It was crazy! Raping her? How could someone do that to another person? So are you aware of what happens if you lie in court? I'll ask one last time.
Nobody answer for him.
Hwang In-jun.
Did you avoid the crime scene? Yes.
And you really tried stopping them? Yes, ma'am.
The witness.
Detective Ko Gang-sik, Yeonhwa Police Department and leading the case.
I heard you're the one leading the investigation for the Yeonwha Gang Rape case.
Yeah.
The victim's father's recording I can't get it out of my head.
Oh, well I heard it's not admissible evidence.
I know.
What if there was some evidence from a different place? - Again.
- Go again, dude, come on.
- Okay, again.
Ready, shoot.
- Shoot.
Okay! You fucking suck at rock paper scissors, Seon-a.
Get it down! You lost, so drink.
- Who's up first? - Get her up.
- There we go.
- I'm tired, man.
Yeah, dude, over there.
Fuck.
Ah, damn it.
- She's out.
- She's out? Fuck, dude.
Rock paper scissors.
Come on.
- Hold on, hold on! - Okay, dude.
- Let's go! Shoot! - Shoot! - Damn it! - Ahh, damn it! Ah! Yeah! I'm goin' first! Oh, shit, here we go! In-jun, are you getting this, dude? Can I ask you a question? - Do you always park here around this time? - I'd like to submit footage from a car dashcam parked across from the construction site.
Sorry.
Again.
Rock-paper-scissors! Okay! Drink! - Fucking drink already.
- Drink, dude.
Hurry up and drink.
The car is a private taxi that was parked near the construction site and there was footage from the dashcam, which was initially excluded as the taxi was in business.
- Drink up.
- Fuck.
Drink it all at once.
- Yeah, let's do this! - Oh, shit, are you okay? - You're fucking nuts, dude.
- Drink! Come on! - Fuck, come on - Oh, whoa Look, dude.
Are you drunk? Wow, you're already drunk after that? - That won't do.
- Seon-a.
Move, dude.
- Seon-a, hey! - Look at her.
Hey, let's fuck her.
She's gonna be so good.
Oh, no, you shouldn't.
Why the fuck not, man? We came all the way here.
Well, I tried to stop you, right? Fuck it.
Aw, fuck.
It's possible the footage could've been tampered with.
This is from the video analysis team at National Forensics.
It confirms that the footage wasn't tampered with.
WE HAVE VERIFIED THAT THE DASHCAM FOOTAGE HAS NOT BEEN TAMPERED WITH I warned you that lying would only make things much worse.
This proves that In-jun's statement saying that he never entered the crime scene and that he tried to stop So Dong-gyun and Ooo Gyong-su is a complete and utter lie.
So this raises the possibility that his other statements could be lies, too.
And you saw in the footage, it's possible that Hwang In-jun, who entered the site, could be an accomplice.
Starting now, Hwang In-jun will be further investigated, at a juvenile classification center.
The next trial will take place in three weeks, and if you lie again and it's confirmed that you were an accomplice in the sexual assault after all, this case could be sent to the prosecution.
Shit, man.
That's all.
This court is adjourned.
Huh.
Juvenile Criminal Division.
Yes, what What? Hah.
Just one second, let me check.
Don't send her up just yet.
Is Judge Sim here yet? There's someone waiting for her in the lobby.
So Judge Sim is married? Married? - Judge Sim.
- What's What's going on? The Yeonhwa Gang Rape.
What Seon-a said could have been accurate.
- What? - It could be four boys instead of three.
Dong-gyun, Gyeong-su, In-jun and Baek Do-hyeon.
The kid who was with Hwang In-jun when he threw that brick way back then.
It's Baek Do-hyeon.
Judge Sim! Why are you ignoring my texts? I warned you that I would find you.
You can't hide forever.
This is a courthouse.
Let's go.
Let's talk outside.
But don't you see? I came to make a scene.
You got a divorce, that should be the end of it.
Why do you keep meeting up with my son who is finally starting his life again? Let's go now.
- Outside.
- Let go! I told you to quit your work, to stay home and be his mother.
Instead, you let others take care of him and because of that, my grandson was killed by a brick from the sky! My son had finally moved on and set a date to get remarried.
And you even managed to ruin that! This is why you don't let just anyone into your family.
You know, I didn't like you from the start! - Ma'am, please calm down.
- You brought misfortune to our family! You're the one who should be dead! Keep it up and you could get arrested for obstructing official duties.
What the hell did we do so wrong? - Ma'am, please calm down.
- Eun-seok, you did this.
Ma'am please come this way.
- Miss Joo, hey.
- What? Did you hear? Judge Sim's mother-in-law Huh? What are you talking about? I just heard.
She made a scene downstairs.
Did you know? I was shocked to hear Judge Sim was married.
Anyway, her mother-in-law came right into the lobby - and she slapped Judge Sim.
- What? She was talking about divorce and whatnot.
It was really a mess.
Is Judge Sim okay now? I don't know.
Anyway, the whole court is talking about it.
Wow, she did such a great job at the trial and now this mess.
Hey.
She's out of the office all day because of a seminar.
Eun-seok.
I don't want to hear it.
Please go.
I'm sorry for what my mom did.
I'll make sure it won't happen again.
How's that? How will you do that? It's not the first time.
The problem is not with your mother.
It's with you.
Why Why does your concern make me miserable? Don't ever come back.
I never want to see you again, please.
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