1. An offense prescribed in Article 297, 298, 299, 301, or 301-2 of the Criminal Act; 2. A crime falling under Article 6 (2), 7 (2) and (5), 8, or 9 of this Act; 3. A crime falling under Article 9 or 10 of the Act on the Protection of Children and Youth against Sex Offenses. (4) If any crime listed below is committed, the prescription of public prosecution set forth in Articles 249 through 253 of the Criminal Procedure Act and Articles 291 through 295 of the Military Court Act shall not apply, notwithstanding paragraphs (1) and (2): <Amended on Apr. 5, 2013> 1. A crime falling under Article 301-2 of the Criminal Act (limited to murder after rape, etc.); 2. A crime falling under Article 9 (1) of this Act; 3. A crime falling under Article 10 (1) of the Act on the Protection of Children and Youth against Sex Offenses; 4. A crime falling under Article 92-8 of the Military Criminal Act (limited to murder after rape, etc.). Article 22 (Application Mutatis Mutandis of the Act on Special Cases concerning the Punishment of Specific Violent Crimes) Articles 7, 8, 9, 12, and 13 of the Act on Special Cases concerning the Punishment of Specific Violent Crimes shall apply mutatis mutandis to the procedures for punishment of sexual crimes. Article 23 (Measures to Protect Victims and Informants) Where a court or an investigative agency examines or investigates a victim of a sexual crime or a person who has reported (including a complaint or accusation) a sexual crime, as a witness, Articles 5 and 7 through 13 of the Act on Protection of Specific Crime Informants, Etc. shall apply mutatis mutandis. In such cases, the said Articles shall apply regardless of the likelihood of retaliation except in cases of falling under Articles 9 and 13 of the Act on Protection of Specific Crime Informants. Article 24 (Prohibition against Divulgence of Victims' Identity and Privacy) (1) No public official in charge of or participating in an investigation into or judgment on a sexual crime, nor any person who has served as such public official, shall disclose or divulge to any third party the victim's name, address, age, occupation, alma mater, appearance, and other personal information by which it is possible to ascertain the victim's identity, photograph, and privacy. (2) No one shall publish in any newspaper or other printed paper, or disclose to the public by means of any broadcasting defined in subparagraph 1 of Article 2 of the Broadcasting Act or any information and communications network, the victim's name, address, age, occupation, alma mater, appearance, or other personal information by which it is possible to ascertain the victim's identity, or photograph under paragraph (1), without the victim's consent.

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