the measures, among other things, remove sex crimes against the disabled from the category of “chingojoe,” or an offense subject to complaint. currently, sex criminals cannot be prosecuted without a complaint by the victim. but the government will make it possible for the prosecution to indict those suspected of sexually abusing the disabled even without a complaint from the victim.

we welcome this change as it will prevent suspects of sex crimes against the disabled from getting away with their offenses by pressing the victims to drop their complaints, either through monetary compensation or by threats to retaliate.