서울중앙지방법원 | 2021-01-21 | 2019가합541082
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허위 성희롱 제보로 인한 명예훼손 손해배상 판결
판결 결과
- 회사(사용자)는 근로자에게 위자료 500만원 + 지연손해금 지급
- 근로자의 사직 후 급여 손해배상 청구는 기각
사건의 개요
근로자(팀장)와 회사 계약직 직원이 연인관계였으나 헤어지면서, 직원이 근로자를 성희롱으로 허위 제보했습니다. 이로 인해 근로자가 회사 조사를 받게 되었고 결국 사직하게 된 사건입니다.
핵심 쟁점과 법원 판단
1. 허위 제보의 성립 여부 (인정)
- 직원은 근로자와 상호 합의한 애정행위를 하면서도 회사에 "성희롱을 당했다"고 거짓 제보
- 동료들에게도 이를 알려 근로자의 평판 훼손
- 결론: 허위사실로 명예를 훼손하는 불법행위 성립
2. 위자료 액수 산정 (500만원)
법원이 고려한 사항:
- 직원의 허위 제보 동기: 다른 남자와의 관계가 들통나자 근로자의 영향력을 악용해 해고하려는 의도
- 팀장의 신분으로 인한 광범위한 피해(많은 직원들에게 조사 사실 노출)
- 직원의 진술 변경과 비일관성
3. 사직 후 급여 손해배상 ✗ (기각)
- 문제: 허위 제보 → 조사 → 풍기문란 적발 → 사직 권고 → 자발적 사직
- 법원 판단: 근로자는 "허위 제보 내용" 때문이 아니라 실제로 적발된 풍기문란 때문에 사직
- 결론: 인과관계 없음 → 급여 손해배상 청구 불가
실무적 시사점
- 성희롱 제보의 허위성이 입증되면 제보자가 손해배상 책임을 부담
- 다만 실제 비위(풍기문란)가 적발된 경우, 제보자의 거짓말이 그 비위의 발생을 초래하지 않았다면 급여 손실까지는 배상하지 않을 수 있음
확보한 수집 내용입니다. 전문 여부와 앞뒤 누락, 문단·표·공백의 원형 보존은 확인되지 않았습니다.
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서울중앙지방법원 제30민사부 판결
사건: 2019가합541082 기타(금전) 원고: A 소송대리인 변호사 최종선 피고: B 소송대리인 법무법인 넥스트로 담당변호사 강용석 법무법인 비트윈 담당변호사 반형걸 변론종결: 2020. 11. 5. 판결선고: 2021. 1. 21.
1. 피고는 원고에게 5,000,000원 및 이에 대하여 2019. 6. 28.부터 2021. 1. 21.까지 연 5%, 그 다음날부터 다 갚는 날까지 연 12%의 가 비율로 계산한 돈을 지급하라. 2. 원고의 나머지 청구를 기각한다. 3. 소송비용 중 9/10는 원고가, 나머지는 피고가 각 부담한다. 4. 제1항은 가집행할 수 있다.
1. 기초사실 가. 원고는 2012. 2. 1. C 주식회사(이하 '회사'라 한다)에 입사하였고, 2018. 4. 30. 사직할 당시 D 센터(D Center)의 팀장으로 근무하였다. 피고는 2017. 6. 1.부터 D 센터에서 계약직(계약기간 1년) 사원으로 근무하였다. 나. 피고는 2018. 3. 26. 회사의 담당임원에게 "원고가 2017. 9.경부터 피고에게 백허 그를 하는 등 부적절한 신체접촉을 반복하여 진행했다. 공공연한 장소에서 '나한테 잘해야 정규직도 되지'라는 말도 하였다. 피고는 2017. 9.경 및 10.경에는 거부의사를 밝히지 못했으나, 시간이 흐름에 따라 '불쾌하니 하지 말라'는 의사표시를 했음에
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\uc5b4\ub824\uc6c0.\n- \uc6d0\uace0\uc758 \uc774 \ubd80\ubd84 \uc8fc\uc7a5\uc740 \uc774\uc720 \uc5c6\uc74c.\n#### \uad00\ub828 \ud310\ub840 \ubc0f \ubc95\ub839\n- **\ub300\ubc95\uc6d0 2010. 6. 10. \uc120\uace0 2010\ub2e415363, 15370 \ud310\uacb0**: \ubd88\ubc95\ud589\uc704\ub85c \uc778\ud55c \uc190\ud574\ubc30\uc0c1\uc758 \ubc94\uc704\ub294 \uc790\uc5f0\uc801 \ub610\ub294 \uc0ac\uc2e4\uc801 \uc778\uacfc\uad00\uacc4\uac00 \uc874\uc7ac\ud558\ub294 \uac83\ub9cc\uc73c\ub85c\ub294 \ubd80\uc871\ud558\uace0 \ubc95\ub960\uc801 \uc778\uacfc\uad00\uacc4 \uc989 \uc0c1\ub2f9\uc778\uacfc\uad00\uacc4\uac00 \uc788\uc5b4\uc57c \ud568.\n## \uac80\ud1a0\n- \ubcf8 \ud310\uacb0\uc740 \uc9c1\uc7a5 \ub0b4 \uc131\ud76c\ub871 \uc81c\ubcf4\uac00 \ud5c8\uc704\ub85c \ubc1d\ud600\uc9c4 \uacbd\uc6b0, \uc81c\ubcf4\uc790\uc758 \ubd88\ubc95\ud589\uc704 \ucc45\uc784\uc744 \uc778\uc815\ud558\uace0 \uba85\uc608\ud6fc\uc190\uc5d0 \ub300\ud55c \uc704\uc790\ub8cc\ub97c \uc778\uc815\ud55c \uc0ac\ub840\uc784.\n- \ud2b9\ud788, \ud5c8\uc704 \uc81c\ubcf4\uc758 \ub3d9\uae30, \uacbd\uc704, \ud53c\ud574 \uc815\ub3c4 \ub4f1\uc744 \uad6c\uccb4\uc801\uc73c\ub85c \uace0\ub824\ud558\uc5ec \uc704\uc790\ub8cc \uc561\uc218\ub97c \uc0b0\uc815\ud55c \uc810\uc774 \uc8fc\ubaa9\ub428.\n- \ub2e4\ub9cc, \ud5c8\uc704 \uc81c\ubcf4\ub85c \uc778\ud55c \uc870\uc0ac\uac00 \uc0ac\uc9c1\uc758 \uc9c1\uc811\uc801\uc778 \uc6d0\uc778\uc774 \uc544\ub2cc \ub2e4\ub978 \uc0ac\uc720(\ud48d\uae30\ubb38\ub780)\ub85c \uc778\ud55c \uc0ac\uc9c1\uc73c\ub85c \ud310\ub2e8\ub418\uc5b4, \uc0ac\uc9c1 \ud6c4 \uae09\uc5ec \uc0c1\ub2f9\uc758 \uc190\ud574\uc5d0 \ub300\ud574\uc11c\ub294 \uc0c1\ub2f9\uc778\uacfc\uad00\uacc4\ub97c \ubd80\uc815\ud558\uc5ec \ubc30\uc0c1 \ucc45\uc784\uc744 \uc778\uc815\ud558\uc9c0 \uc54a\uc740 \uc810\uc740 \uc720\uc758\ud560 \ud544\uc694\uac00 \uc788\uc74c.\n- \uc774\ub294 \ubd88\ubc95\ud589\uc704\uc640 \uc190\ud574 \uc0ac\uc774\uc758 \uc778\uacfc\uad00\uacc4 \ud310\ub2e8\uc5d0 \uc788\uc5b4 \ubc95\ub960\uc801 \uc778\uacfc\uad00\uacc4, \uc989 \uc0c1\ub2f9\uc778\uacfc\uad00\uacc4\uc758 \uc911\uc694\uc131\uc744 \ub2e4\uc2dc \ud55c\ubc88 \uac15\uc870\ud55c \ud310\uacb0\ub85c \ubcfc \uc218 \uc788\uc74c."}