(6) If the victim has no counsel, the public prosecutor may appoint a public defender to protect the victim's rights and interests in criminal proceedings: Provided, That if a victim under the age of 19, etc. has no counsel, a public defender shall be appointed. <Amended on Jul. 11, 2023> Article 28 (Trial Divisions in Exclusive Charge of Sexual Crimes) The president of a district court or of a higher court shall designate a trial division in exclusive charge of sexual crimes to render judgment on such crimes except in exceptional circumstances. Article 29 (Matters to be Considered during Investigation and Court Proceedings) (1) An investigative agency, a court, and other persons involved in litigation shall endeavor not to damage the character or honor of the victim of a sexual crime or infringe on the privacy of such victim in the course of his or her investigation, hearing, and trial by giving careful consideration to the age, mental state, aftermath of the injury, etc. of the victim. (2) An investigative agency and a court shall, in investigating, hearing, or trying the victim of a sexual crime, prepare an environment in which the victim may make a statement in a relaxed state, and the frequency of the investigations, hearings, and trials shall be limited to the minimum necessary. (3) An investigative agency and a court shall endeavor to take the following protective measures in the course of an investigation, hearing, and trial in consideration of the best interests of a victim under the age of 19, etc.: <Newly Inserted on Jul. 11, 2023> 1. It shall ensure that the procedures for hearing the statement of a victim under the age of 19, etc. are not delayed without good reason; 2. It shall investigate a victim under the age of 19, etc. and examine a witness in a place designed friendly to children, etc. for the statement of the victim under the age of 19, etc.; 3. It shall ensure that a victim under the age of 19, etc. does not contact or encounter a suspect or the accused; 4. It shall give a victim under the age of 19, etc. a clear and sufficient explanation of the process of an investigation, hearing, and trial; 5. It shall protect and support a victim under the age of 19, etc. and take other necessary measures in the course of an investigation, hearing, and trial. Article 30 (Video Recording of Statements by Victims under Age of 19 and Retainment of Videos) (1) A public prosecutor or a judicial police officer shall record statements made by a victim under the age of 19, etc. and the process of an investigation using a video recording device (referring to those with sound recordings; hereinafter referred to as "video recording") and shall retain the relevant video recordings. (2) Before investigating a victim under the age of 19, etc., a public prosecutor or a judicial police office shall explain the following to the victim by using proper methods in consideration of his or her age, cognitive development state, mental state, degree of a disability, etc.: