서울남부지방법원 | 2022-11-29 | 2021고단4089
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청와대 국민청원 게시판에 허위사실을 적시하여 회사 및 경영진의 명예를 훼손하고 업무방해 및 신용훼손을 야기한 사건
결과 요약
- 피고인에게 징역 1년, 집행유예 2년, 사회봉사 120시간을 선고함.
사실관계
- 피고인은 2016. 12. 19.부터 2018. 12. 31.까지 피해자 주식회사 B(이하 (주)B) 서울지사 해외영업팀장으로 근무함.
- (주)B는 2018. 8.경 서울지사를 폐쇄하고 본사를 대전으로 통합할 예정이었고, 이에 따라 서울지사 직원들은 대전으로 이동해야 하는 상황이었음.
- 피고인은 이러한 조치를 악질적인 구조조정 및 부당해고로 생각하고 불만을 가짐.
- 피고인은 회사 측에 해외영업팀 전원의 임금인상 및 이전경비 추가 지원을 요구하였으나 받아들여지지 않자 해외영업팀 직원들과 함께 퇴사함.
- 퇴사 과정에서 (주)B 대표이사 C 등 경영진과 마찰을 겪게 됨.
- 피고인은 익명으로 검찰, 국세청, 금감원, 경찰 등에 (주)B의 허위매출, 가공거래, 투자사기, 대출사기 등을 제보하였으나 특별한 결과가 나오지 않음.
- 이에 피고인은 피해자 C, D, E을 비방할 목적으로, (주)B와 (주)F에 대한 회계감사가 진행 중이던 2019. 2. 13. 청와대 홈페이지 국민청원 게시판에 접속하여 "코스닥상장법인 (주)B 직원 양심선언 - 분식회계, 투자사기, 대출사기, 허위매출, 직장내 성희롱"이라는 제목으로 허위사실을 적시한 게시글을 작성하여 게시함.
- 게시글의 주요 내용은 (주)B가 2016년부터 허위매출, 분식회계, 대출사기, 투자사기를 통해 수천 명의 투자자에게 피해를 입혔으며, 대표이사 C, CFO D, 재무팀장 E의 지휘 아래 조직적으로 범행이 이루어졌다는 것임.
- 그러나 (주)B는 2016년 및 2017년 회계연도 외부감사에서 '적정' 의견을 받았고, 게시글에서 주장한 100억 원 상당의 허위 가공매출은 적발된 사실이 없음.
- 피고인이 허위 가공매출 전문업체로 특정한 AS, N, O은 (주)B와 지속적으로 거래해온 실체가 있는 회사들이었음.
- (주)B는 부동산 담보 및 모회사 지급보증을 통해 금융기관으로부터 대출을 받았으며, 금융기관을 기망하여 대출을 받았다는 근거는 없었음.
- Q는 (주)B에 70억 원을 투자한 후 관련 주식을 모두 매각하여 투자계약이 정상적으로 종료되었으며, (주)B가 기망행위를 통해 투자를 받았다는 근거는 없었음.
- 금융기관이나 Q 측에서 대출 사기나 투자 사기를 당했다고 문제 제기한 사실도 없었음.
- 피고인의 게시글로 인해 (주)B와 (주)F에 대한 회계감사가 연장되었고, 추가 감사비용이 청구됨.
- (주)B와 (주)F는 정기 주주총회 7일 전까지 외부감사보고서를 제출받지 못하여 한국거래소로부터 (주)F의 주권매매거래 정지 처분을 받음.
확보한 수집 내용입니다. 전문 여부와 앞뒤 누락, 문단·표·공백의 원형 보존은 확인되지 않았습니다.
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사건: 2021고단4089 신용훼손, 업무방해, 정보통신망이용촉진및정보보호등에관한법률위반(명예훼손) 피고인: A 검사: 엄희준(기소), 최재현, 이하은, 전해창(공판) 변호인: 법무법인 에이앤랩 담당변호사 유선경, 임효정, 허은상 판결선고: 2022. 11. 29.
피고인을 징역 1년에 처한다. 다만, 이 판결 확정일로부터 2년간 위 형의 집행을 유예한다. 피고인에게 120시간의 사회봉사를 명한다.
범죄사실 피고인은 2016. 12. 19. ~ 2018. 12. 31. 피해자 주식회사 B(이하 (주)B) 서울지사에서 해외영업팀장으로 근무한 사람이다. (주)B는 점자정보단말기, 체성분분석기 등 의료기기 제조·판매 등을 목적으로 2014. 10. 2. 설립되어 2016. 9. 13. 코스닥에 상장된 회사이고, 피해자 C은 위 회사의 대표이사, 피해자 D은 위 회사의 재무이사, 피해자 E은 위 회사의 재무팀장으로 재직하고 있는 사람이다. 그리고 피해자 주식회사 F(이하 (주)F)는 위 (주)B의 지분 60%를 보유하고 있는 (주)B의 모회사이다. 그리고 2018. 12.경부터 위 (주)B와 (주)F에 대한 2018년 회
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**\uc911\uc694\ud55c \ubd80\ubd84\uc774 \uac1d\uad00\uc801 \uc0ac\uc2e4\uacfc \ud569\uce58\ud558\uc9c0 \uc54a\ub294\ub2e4\uba74 \uc774\ub97c \ud5c8\uc704\ub77c\uace0 \ubcf4\uc544\uc57c \ud568.** (\ub300\ubc95\uc6d0 2014. 3. 13. \uc120\uace0 2013\ub3c412430 \ud310\uacb0 \ub4f1 \ucc38\uc870)\n- \uc815\ubcf4\ud1b5\uc2e0\ub9dd \uc774\uc6a9\ucd09\uc9c4 \ubc0f \uc815\ubcf4\ubcf4\ud638 \ub4f1\uc5d0 \uad00\ud55c \ubc95\ub960\uc0c1\uc758 \uba85\uc608\ud6fc\uc190\uc8c4\uc5d0 \uc788\uc5b4\uc11c '\uace0\uc758'\ub294 \ud0c0\uc778\uc758 \uc0ac\ud68c\uc801 \ud3c9\uac00\ub97c \uc800\ud558\uc2dc\ud0ac \uc0ac\uc2e4\uc758 \uc778\uc2dd\uacfc \uadf8 \uc758\uc0ac\ub97c \ub9d0\ud558\uace0, '\ube44\ubc29\ud560 \ubaa9\uc801'\uc740 \uac00\ud574\uc758 \uc758\uc0ac \ub0b4\uc9c0 \ubaa9\uc801\uc744 \ub9d0\ud558\ub294 \uac83\uc73c\ub85c\uc368(\ub300\ubc95\uc6d0 2006. 9. 28. \uc120\uace0 2004\ub3c46371 \ud310\uacb0 \ub4f1 \ucc38\uc870), \uc0ac\ub78c\uc744 \ube44\ubc29\ud560 \ubaa9\uc801\uc774 \uc788\ub294\uc9c0\ub294 \uc801\uc2dc\ub41c \uc0ac\uc2e4\uc758 \ub0b4\uc6a9\uacfc \uc131\uc9c8, \uc0ac\uc2e4\uc758 \uacf5\ud45c\uac00 \uc774\ub8e8\uc5b4\uc9c4 \uc0c1\ub300\ubc29\uc758 \ubc94\uc704, \ud45c\ud604\uc758 \ubc29\ubc95 \ub4f1 \ud45c\ud604 \uc790\uccb4\uc5d0 \uad00\ud55c \uc5ec\ub7ec \uc0ac\uc815\uc744 \uac10\uc548\ud568\uacfc \ub3d9\uc2dc\uc5d0 \uadf8 \ud45c\ud604\uc73c\ub85c \ud6fc\uc190\ub418\uac70\ub098 \ud6fc\uc190\ub420 \uc218 \uc788\ub294 \uba85\uc608\uc758 \uce68\ud574 \uc815\ub3c4 \ub4f1\uc744 \ube44\uad50\u00b7\ud615\ub7c9\ud558\uc5ec \ud310\ub2e8\ud558\uc5ec\uc57c \ud568. (\ub300\ubc95\uc6d0 2020. 3. 2. \uc120\uace0 2018\ub3c415868 \ud310\uacb0 \ub4f1 \ucc38\uc870)\n- \uc2e0\uc6a9\ud6fc\uc190\uc8c4\uc758 \uacbd\uc6b0\ub3c4 \ub9c8\ucc2c\uac00\uc9c0\uc784.\n- **\ubc95\uc6d0\uc758 \ud310\ub2e8:**\n- **\ud5c8\uc704\uc0ac\uc2e4 \uc5ec\ubd80:**\n- \uc774 \uc0ac\uac74 \uac8c\uc2dc\uae00\uc740 **\uc911\uc694\ud55c \ubd80\ubd84\uc774 \uac1d\uad00\uc801 \uc0ac\uc2e4\uacfc \ud569\uce58\ud558\uc9c0 \uc54a\uc544 \ud5c8\uc704**\ub77c\uace0 \ud310\ub2e8\ud568.\n- **\ud5c8\uc704\ub9e4\ucd9c \uc8fc\uc7a5:**\n- (\uc8fc)B\ub294 AA\uc0ac\uc640 \uc815\uc0c1\uc801\uc778 \uac70\ub798\ub97c \uc9c0\uc18d\ud574\uc654\uace0, \uad6d\ub0b4\ub300\ub9ac\uc810\uacfc\uc758 \uac70\ub798\ub3c4 \uc815\uc0c1\uc801\uc774\uc5c8\uc73c\uba70, \uc138\uae08\uacc4\uc0b0\uc11c \uc120\ubc1c\ud589\ub9cc\uc73c\ub85c \uac00\uacf5\uc758 \uc138\uae08\uacc4\uc0b0\uc11c\ub77c\uace0 \ub2e8\uc815\ud558\uae30 \uc5b4\ub824\uc6c0.\n- \ud574\uc678 \ub300\ub9ac\uc810 \ubaa8\ub974\uac8c \uc218\ucd9c\uc2e0\uace0\ub97c \ud558\uace0 \uc120\uc801\uae4c\uc9c0 \ud5c8\uc704\ub85c \uc9c4\ud589\ud588\ub2e4\ub294 \uc8fc\uc7a5\uc740 \uad00\ub828 \uba54\uc77c \ub0b4\uc6a9\ub9cc\uc73c\ub85c \ub2e8\uc815\ud558\uae30 \uc5b4\ub824\uc6b0\uba70, (\uc8fc)B\ub294 \uc815\uc0c1\uc801\uc778 \uac70\ub798\ub97c \ud1b5\ud574 \uc81c\ud488\uc744 \uc218\ucd9c\ud558\uace0 \ub300\uae08\uc744 \ud68c\uc218\ud568.\n- AL\uc0ac\uc640\uc758 \uac70\ub798 \ucde8\uc18c\ub294 \uc788\uc5c8\uc73c\ub098, \uc774\ub294 \ub9e4\ucd9c\ub85c \uc778\uc2dd\ub418\uc9c0 \uc54a\uc558\uace0, AL\uc0ac\ub294 \uc774\ud6c4 (\uc8fc)B\uc640 \ub3c5\uc810\uacf5\uae09\uacc4\uc57d\uc744 \uccb4\uacb0\ud558\ub294 \ub4f1 \uc815\uc0c1\uc801\uc778 \uad00\uacc4\ub97c \uc720\uc9c0\ud568.\n- AS, N, O\uc740 \uc815\uc0c1\uc801\uc778 \uc601\uc5c5\uc744 \ud558\uba74\uc11c (\uc8fc)B\uc640 \uac70\ub798 \uad00\uacc4\ub97c \uc720\uc9c0\ud558\ub358 \uc5c5\uccb4\ub85c, \ud5c8\uc704\ub9e4\ucd9c\uc744 \uc804\ubb38\uc73c\ub85c \ud558\ub294 \ud68c\uc0ac\ub77c\uace0 \ubcfc \uc218 \uc5c6\uc74c.\n- \ubd81\ub300\uc804 \uc138\ubb34\uc11c\uc758 \uc138\ubb34\uc870\uc0ac \uacb0\uacfc AS, N, O\uacfc\uc758 \uac70\ub798\ub294 \uc815\uc0c1\uac70\ub798\ub85c \ud310\ub2e8\ub418\uc5b4 \uc544\ubb34\ub7f0 \ucc98\ubd84 \uc5c6\uc774 \uc885\ub8cc\ub428.\n- **\ud68c\uacc4\ubd80\uc815 \uc8fc\uc7a5:**\n- (\uc8fc)B\uc640 (\uc8fc)F \ubaa8\ub450 \uc678\ubd80\uac10\uc0ac\uc778\uc73c\ub85c\ubd80\ud130 '\uc801\uc815' \uc758\uacac\uc744 \ubc1b\uc558\uace0, \uae08\uac10\uc6d0 \ub4f1\uc73c\ub85c\ubd80\ud130 \uc2dc\uc815\uc870\uce58\ub098 \uace0\ubc1c\uc870\uce58\ub97c \ub2f9\ud55c \uc801 \uc5c6\uc74c.\n- S\uc758 '\ud55c\uc815' \uc758\uacac\uc740 \uacc4\uc18d\uae30\uc5c5 \uc874\uc18d \ubd88\ud655\uc2e4\uc131 \uc0ac\uc720 \ub54c\ubb38\uc774\uc5c8\uace0, \uc774\ud6c4 \uc7ac\uac10\uc0ac\ub97c \ud1b5\ud574 '\uc801\uc815' \uc758\uacac\uc73c\ub85c \ubcc0\uacbd\ub428.\n- \ud5c8\uc704\ub9e4\ucd9c\uc774 \uc778\uc815\ub418\uc9c0 \uc54a\uc73c\ubbc0\ub85c, \uc774\ub97c \uadfc\uac70\ub85c \ud55c \ud68c\uacc4\ubd80\uc815 \uc8fc\uc7a5\ub3c4 \ud5c8\uc704\uc784.\n- **\ub300\ucd9c\uc0ac\uae30, \ud22c\uc790\uc0ac\uae30 \uc8fc\uc7a5:**\n- \ubd80\ud480\ub824\uc9c4 \ub9e4\ucd9c \ub0b4\uc5ed\uc774 \uc778\uc815\ub418\uc9c0 \uc54a\uc73c\ubbc0\ub85c, \uc774\ub97c \uc804\uc81c\ub85c \ud55c \ub300\ucd9c\uc0ac\uae30 \ubc0f \ud22c\uc790\uc0ac\uae30 \uc8fc\uc7a5\ub3c4 \ud5c8\uc704\uc784.\n- (\uc8fc)B\uc758 \ub300\ucd9c\uc740 \ubaa8\ud68c\uc0ac\uc758 \uc9c0\uae09\ubcf4\uc99d, \ubd80\ub3d9\uc0b0 \ub2f4\ubcf4\ub97c \ud1b5\ud574 \uc774\ub8e8\uc5b4\uc84c\uace0, \uc0ac\uae30 \ud589\uc704\uac00 \ubb38\uc81c\ub418\uc9c0 \uc54a\uc74c.\n- Q\uc758 \ud22c\uc790\ub3c4 \uc815\uc0c1\uc801\uc73c\ub85c \uc644\ub8cc\ub418\uc5c8\uc73c\uba70, \uae30\ub9dd\ud589\uc704\ub97c \ud1b5\ud55c \ud22c\uc790\ub294 \uc5c6\uc5c8\uc74c.\n- **\ube44\ubc29\uc758 \ubaa9\uc801 \ubc0f \uace0\uc758 \uc5ec\ubd80:**\n- \ud53c\uace0\uc778\uc774 (\uc8fc)B\uc758 \ubcf8\uc0ac \uc774\uc804\uc73c\ub85c \ud1f4\uc0ac\ud558\uac8c \ub418\uc790 \ubd88\ub9cc\uc744 \ud488\uace0, \uc784\uae08\uc778\uc0c1 \ubc0f \ucc98\uc6b0\uac1c\uc120 \uc694\uad6c\uac00 \uac70\uc808\ub41c \uc810, \ud1f4\uc0ac \ud6c4 \uc5bc\ub9c8 \uc9c0\ub098\uc9c0 \uc54a\uc544 \uc775\uba85\uc73c\ub85c \uac8c\uc2dc\uae00\uc744 \uc62c\ub9b0 \uc810, \uc9c4\uc704 \uc5ec\ubd80\ub97c \ud655\uc778\ud558\uae30 \uc704\ud55c \ub178\ub825\uc744 \uae30\uc6b8\uc774\uc9c0 \uc54a\uc740 \uc810, \uac8c\uc2dc\uae00 \ub0b4\uc6a9\uc774 \uac1c\uc778 \ud53c\ud574\uc790\ub4e4, (\uc8fc)B, (\uc8fc)F\uc758 \uc0ac\ud68c\uc801 \ud3c9\uac00\ub098 \uc2e0\uc6a9\uc744 \ud6fc\uc190\ud560 \ub9cc\ud55c \uc0ac\uc2e4\uc744 \ud3ec\ud568\ud558\uace0 \uc788\ub294 \uc810 \ub4f1\uc744 \uc885\ud569\ud558\uc5ec **\uba85\uc608\ud6fc\uc190, \uc2e0\uc6a9\ud6fc\uc190\uc758 \uace0\uc758 \ubc0f \ube44\ubc29\ud560 \ubaa9\uc801\uc774 \uc788\uc5c8\ub2e4**\uace0 \ud310\ub2e8\ud568.\n- **\uc778\uacfc\uad00\uacc4 \uc5ec\ubd80:**\n- \ud53c\uace0\uc778\uc758 \uac8c\uc2dc\uae00\ub85c \uc778\ud574 (\uc8fc)F, (\uc8fc)B\uc758 \uc678\ubd80\uac10\uc0ac\uac00 \uc5f0\uc7a5\ub418\uace0 \ucd94\uac00 \uac10\uc0ac\ube44\uc6a9\uc774 \ubc1c\uc0dd\ud55c \uc810.\n- (\uc8fc)F\uc758 \uc8fc\uad8c\ub9e4\ub9e4\uac70\ub798\uac00 \uc815\uc9c0\ub41c \uc810.\n- \ud55c\uad6d\uc0b0\uc5c5\uc740\ud589 \ubc0f U\uc740\ud589\uc774 (\uc8fc)B\uc5d0 \ub300\ud55c \ub300\ucd9c\uae08 \ud55c\ub3c4\ub97c \ucd95\uc18c\ud558\uace0 \uac00\uc0b0\uae08\ub9ac \uc774\uc728\uc744 \uc778\uc0c1\ud55c \uc810.\n- (\uc8fc)B\uc5d0 \ub300\ud55c 30\uc5b5 \uc6d0 \ub300\uc5ec\uac00 \ucca0\ud68c\ub418\uace0, S\uc774 \uac10\uc0ac\uc758\uacac\uc744 '\ud55c\uc815'\uc73c\ub85c \uc81c\uc2dc\ud55c \uc810.\n- (\uc8fc)F\uc758 \uc2e0\uc6a9\ub4f1\uae09\uc774 \ud558\ud5a5 \uc870\uc815\ub41c \uc810 \ub4f1\uc744 \uc885\ud569\ud558\uc5ec **\ud53c\uace0\uc778\uc758 \ud589\uc704\ub85c \uc778\ud558\uc5ec (\uc8fc)B, (\uc8fc)F\uc758 \uc5c5\ubb34\uac00 \ubc29\ud574\ub418\uace0 \uc2e0\uc6a9\uc774 \ud6fc\uc190\ub41c \uc0ac\uc2e4\uc774 \ucda9\ubd84\ud788 \uc778\uc815\ub41c\ub2e4**\uace0 \ud310\ub2e8\ud568.\n#### \uad00\ub828 \ud310\ub840 \ubc0f \ubc95\ub839\n- \ub300\ubc95\uc6d0 2014. 3. 13. \uc120\uace0 2013\ub3c412430 \ud310\uacb0 (\ud5c8\uc704\uc0ac\uc2e4 \uc801\uc2dc \uba85\uc608\ud6fc\uc190\uc8c4\uc5d0\uc11c \ud5c8\uc704\uc131 \ud310\ub2e8 \uae30\uc900)\n- \ub300\ubc95\uc6d0 2006. 9. 28. \uc120\uace0 2004\ub3c46371 \ud310\uacb0 (\uba85\uc608\ud6fc\uc190\uc8c4\uc5d0\uc11c '\uace0\uc758'\uc640 '\ube44\ubc29\ud560 \ubaa9\uc801'\uc758 \uc758\ubbf8)\n- \ub300\ubc95\uc6d0 2020. 3. 2. \uc120\uace0 2018\ub3c415868 \ud310\uacb0 (\ube44\ubc29\ud560 \ubaa9\uc801 \ud310\ub2e8 \uae30\uc900)\n- \uc815\ubcf4\ud1b5\uc2e0\ub9dd \uc774\uc6a9\ucd09\uc9c4 \ubc0f \uc815\ubcf4\ubcf4\ud638 \ub4f1\uc5d0 \uad00\ud55c \ubc95\ub960 \uc81c70\uc870 \uc81c2\ud56d (\ud5c8\uc704\uc0ac\uc2e4 \uc801\uc2dc \uba85\uc608\ud6fc\uc190)\n- \ud615\ubc95 \uc81c314\uc870 \uc81c1\ud56d (\uc5c5\ubb34\ubc29\ud574)\n- \ud615\ubc95 \uc81c313\uc870 (\uc2e0\uc6a9\ud6fc\uc190)\n## \ucc38\uace0\uc0ac\uc2e4\n- \ud53c\uace0\uc778\uc740 (\uc8fc)B\uac00 \ubcf8\uc0ac\ub97c \ub300\uc804\uc73c\ub85c \uc774\uc804\ud558\uba74\uc11c \ud1f4\uc0ac\ud558\uac8c \ub418\uc790 \ubd88\ub9cc\uc744 \ud488\uace0 \uc774 \uc0ac\uac74 \uac8c\uc2dc\uae00\uc744 \uac8c\uc2dc\ud55c \uac83\uc73c\ub85c, \uadf8 \uc8c4\uc9c8\uc774 \uc88b\uc9c0 \uc54a\uc74c.\n- (\uc8fc)B, (\uc8fc)F, \uac1c\uc778 \ud53c\ud574\uc790\ub4e4\uc740 \uacbd\uc81c\uc801, \uc815\uc2e0\uc801\uc73c\ub85c \uc0c1\ub2f9\ud55c \ud53c\ud574\ub97c \uc785\uc5c8\uace0, \uc774\ub97c \ub9cc\ud68c\ud558\uae30 \uc704\ud574 \uc624\ub79c \uc2dc\uc77c\uacfc \ube44\uc6a9\uc774 \uc18c\uc694\ub428.\n- \ud53c\uace0\uc778\uc740 \uc774 \uc0ac\uac74 \ubc94\ud589\uc744 \ubd80\uc778\ud558\uba70 \ubc18\uc131\ud558\uc9c0 \uc54a\uace0 \uc788\uc74c.\n- \ud53c\ud574 \ud68c\ubcf5\uc774 \uc774\ub8e8\uc5b4\uc9c0\uc9c0 \uc54a\uc558\uace0, \ud53c\ud574\uc790\ub4e4\uc740 \ud53c\uace0\uc778\uc5d0 \ub300\ud55c \ucc98\ubc8c\uc744 \uc6d0\ud558\uace0 \uc788\uc74c.\n- \ub2e4\ub9cc, \ud53c\uace0\uc778\uc774 \ucd08\ubc94\uc778 \uc810, \uba87 \uac00\uc9c0 \uc758\uc2ec\uc2a4\ub7ec\uc6b4 \uc815\ud669\uc744 \uac00\uc9c0\uace0 \uac8c\uc2dc\uae00\uc744 \uac8c\uc2dc\ud55c \uac83\uc73c\ub85c \ubcf4\uc774\ub294 \uc810 \ub4f1\uc744 \uc591\ud615\uc5d0 \ucc38\uc791\ud568.\n## \uac80\ud1a0\n- \ubcf8 \ud310\uacb0\uc740 \uc815\ubcf4\ud1b5\uc2e0\ub9dd\uc744 \uc774\uc6a9\ud55c \ud5c8\uc704\uc0ac\uc2e4 \uc720\ud3ec\uac00 \uae30\uc5c5\uc758 \uba85\uc608, \uc2e0\uc6a9 \ubc0f \uc5c5\ubb34\uc5d0 \ubbf8\uce58\ub294 \uc2ec\uac01\ud55c \uc601\ud5a5\uc744 \uba85\ud655\ud788 \ubcf4\uc5ec\uc90c.\n- \ud2b9\ud788, \uc775\uba85\uc131\uc744 \uc545\uc6a9\ud55c \uac8c\uc2dc\uae00\uc774 \uae30\uc5c5\uc758 \uc678\ubd80\uac10\uc0ac, \uc8fc\uc2dd\uac70\ub798, \ub300\ucd9c \ub4f1 \ud575\uc2ec\uc801\uc778 \uacbd\uc601 \ud65c\ub3d9\uc5d0 \uc9c1\uc811\uc801\uc778 \ud0c0\uaca9\uc744 \uc904 \uc218 \uc788\uc74c\uc744 \uc778\uc815\ud55c \uc810\uc774 \uc911\uc694\ud568.\n- \ud53c\uace0\uc778\uc774 \uc8fc\uc7a5\ud55c \ud5c8\uc704\ub9e4\ucd9c, \ud68c\uacc4\ubd80\uc815, \ub300\ucd9c\uc0ac\uae30, \ud22c\uc790\uc0ac\uae30 \ub4f1\uc740 \uad6c\uccb4\uc801\uc778 \uc99d\uac70 \uc5c6\uc774 \uc8fc\ubcc0\uc758 \uc774\uc57c\uae30\ub098 \ub2e8\ud3b8\uc801\uc778 \uba54\uc77c \ub0b4\uc6a9\ub9cc\uc744 \uadfc\uac70\ub85c \ud55c \uac83\uc73c\ub85c, \uc0ac\uc2e4 \ud655\uc778 \ub178\ub825\uc774 \ubd80\uc871\ud588\uc74c\uc774 \uc9c0\uc801\ub428.\n- \uae30\uc5c5 \ub0b4\ubd80\uc790\uc758 \ubd88\ub9cc \ud45c\ucd9c\uc774\ub354\ub77c\ub3c4, \ud5c8\uc704\uc0ac\uc2e4\uc744 \uc720\ud3ec\ud558\uc5ec \uae30\uc5c5 \ud65c\ub3d9\uc5d0 \uc911\ub300\ud55c \uc9c0\uc7a5\uc744 \ucd08\ub798\ud560 \uacbd\uc6b0 \ubc95\uc801 \ucc45\uc784\uc744 \uba74\ud558\uae30 \uc5b4\ub835\ub2e4\ub294 \uc810\uc744 \uc2dc\uc0ac\ud568.\n- \uae30\uc5c5\uc740 \uc774\ub7ec\ud55c \uc775\uba85 \uc81c\ubcf4\uc5d0 \ub300\ud574 \uc2e0\uc18d\ud558\uace0 \ud22c\uba85\ud558\uac8c \ub300\uc751\ud558\uc5ec \ubd88\ud544\uc694\ud55c \uc624\ud574\uc640 \ud53c\ud574\ub97c \ucd5c\uc18c\ud654\ud560 \ud544\uc694\uac00 \uc788\uc74c.\n- \ub610\ud55c, \uc678\ubd80\uac10\uc0ac\uc778\uc758 '\uc801\uc815' \uc758\uacac\uc774 \uae30\uc5c5\uc758 \uac74\uc804\uc131\uc744 \ud310\ub2e8\ud558\ub294 \uc911\uc694\ud55c \uae30\uc900\uc784\uc744 \uc7ac\ud655\uc778\uc2dc\ucf1c \uc90c."}
- 한국산업은행은 (주)B에 대한 대출금 한도를 축소하고 가산금리 이율을 인상했으며, U은행도 대출이율을 인상함.
- (주)B에 30억 원을 대여하려던 주식회사 V는 법무법인의 자문 결과 배임 가능성으로 인해 대여를 철회함.
- S은 (주)B에 대한 감사의견을 '한정' 의견으로 제시했으며, 신용평가기관 X은 (주)F의 신용등급을 하향 조정함.
핵심 쟁점, 법리 및 법원의 판단
1. 허위사실 적시 명예훼손, 업무방해, 신용훼손죄 성립 여부
- 쟁점: 피고인이 게시한 글이 허위사실인지, 피고인에게 비방의 목적과 고의가 있었는지, 피고인의 행위로 인해 업무방해 및 신용훼손의 결과가 초래되었는지 여부.
- 법리:
- 허위사실 적시에 의한 명예훼손죄에서 적시된 사실이 허위인지 여부는 적시된 사실의 내용 전체의 취지를 살펴볼 때 세부적인 내용에서 진실과 약간 차이가 나거나 다소 과장된 표현이 있는 정도에 불과하다면 이를 허위라고 볼 수 없으나, 중요한 부분이 객관적 사실과 합치하지 않는다면 이를 허위라고 보아야 함. (대법원 2014. 3. 13. 선고 2013도12430 판결 등 참조)
- 정보통신망 이용촉진 및 정보보호 등에 관한 법률상의 명예훼손죄에 있어서 '고의'는