(1) The State and local governments shall conduct surveys and research and provide education and guidance, as well as raise necessary funds by preparing a legal and institutional framework, to prevent sex offenses against children or youth and to protect them from sexual exploitation and abuse.

(2) In recognition that child and youth sex exploitation and abuse are international crimes, the State shall endeavor to reinforce international cooperation through sharing of criminal information, criminal investigations and research, cooperation under international criminal law, extradition of criminals, etc.

@Articles 5, 8, 29, and 49 through 53 of the Act on Special Cases concerning the Punishment, etc. of Crimes of Domestic Violence shall apply mutatis mutandis where a person who commits a sex offense against a child or youth is in a family relationship prescribed in subparagraph 2 of Article 2 of that Act with the relevant victimized child or youth, and it is necessary to protect such victimized child or youth.

(1) For physical and mental recovery of victimized children, youth, etc., the State may request the counseling facilities referred to in Article 46 or the medical institutions taking exclusive charge of victims of sexual violence designated under Article 27 of the Sexual Violence Prevention and Victims Protection Act to provide counseling or treatment programs (hereinafter referred to as "counseling and treatment programs") to the following persons:

1. A victimized child or youth;

2. The guardian or siblings of a victimized child or youth;

3. Other persons prescribed by Presidential Decree.

(2) No institution in receipt of a request to provide counseling and treatment programs under paragraph (1) shall reject such request without any justifiable ground.