Sexual Assault Crime Prevention Act Article 26

A statement made by a Victim to a prosecutor’s investigator, a judicial police officer, or a judicial policeman during an investigation, which has been proven to be plausible and is necessary for establishing the facts relevant for the determination of guilt (or innocence), may be admitted as evidence for a trial, if any of the following occurs or applies to a Victim during the trial:1. a Victim is unable to make a statement due to the physical or psychological trauma suffered by the said Victim as a result of sexual assault;2. a Victim is unable to or refuses to make a statement during the examination or questioning at the trial due to physical or psychological pressure; or3. a statement made during an interrogation (examination) conducted in accordance with Article 19 of this Act.A statement made by a Victim during an interrogation directly conducted by a Specialist, in an investigation process, in accordance with the latter part of Paragraph 3 of Article 19 of this Act, may be admitted as evidence, except that the statement made by a Victim is clearly implausible.