11 recipients including the Grand Prize from the Minister of Justice
Various aspects such as paramedics, soldiers, college students, etc.
Person A was gang-raped during her school years. The rumor spread quickly in the neighborhood, causing secondary damage. Now I can survive thanks to my husband who is by my side.
Mr. A offers words of comfort to fellow victims, saying, “What we need is courage and time.” He said, “You need courage to live, and you need time for wounds to heal and new skin to grow.” He added, “Rather than abusing yourself and pushing yourself into the fire pit, get professional help from the Crime Victim Support Center to gain the courage to live a new tomorrow.” “I hope I get it,” he said.
The National Crime Victims Support Association (Chairman Gap-sik Kim) held the ‘5th Crime Damage Recovery Hope Story Contest’ this year with the support of the Ministry of Justice, Korea Legal Aid Corporation, and the Korean Association for Victims, and selected 11 people, including Mr. A, the recent grand prize winner (Minister of Justice Award). was selected as a winner.
Mr. B, a college student who received an excellence award, is a victim of school violence. After meeting a good friend in college and freeing himself from the scars, he is preparing to start a business to help other victims. Mr. B emphasized, “The pain I experienced is no longer a wound that weighs me down, but has become an asset that can help others.” He added, “I am now confident that the world is still warm and we are not alone.”
Mr. C, who received a special award, is also a victim of school violence. As a military officer, he raised his voice, saying, “I am exposing the hotbed of violence in the military,” and adding, “If small actions can bring comfort to the victims, I will continue to strive to stand against injustice.”
The victim’s public defender, Mr. D, who is a co-recipient of the special award, confessed that he learned the importance of rapport with the victim through the experience of helping a victim of sexual assault by a relative to get the perpetrator convicted in the second trial. He said, “It is good to have a lawyer who presents a perfect legal solution to the victim, but I think we need a lawyer who can comfort the scarred hearts of the victims first.” “I will work hard to ensure that it is well reflected in the process,” he pledged.
Another special award co-recipient, Mr. E, a fire department paramedic, connected children who were victims of habitual abuse at home to the Crime Victim Support Center to receive help from the center. He said, “I hope that children remember that whenever they reach out their hand, there are adults who will hold that hand.”
Reporter Park Jin-young jyp@segye.com
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