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결과 요약
- 근로자의 청구를 기각함.
- 소송비용은 근로자가 부담함.
사실관계
- 회사는 종합편성 방송채널 'C'를 운영하는 회사이고, 근로자는 2014. 11.경 회사에 입사하여 법조팀 기자로 근무함.
- 근로자는 2020. 6. 25. 취재윤리 위반 등의 징계사유로 징계해고됨.
- D의 대표이사 E은 사기죄 등으로 징역 12년을 선고받고 수용 중이었으며, 자본시장법 위반죄로 기소되어 항소심 진행 중이었음.
- L지검은 F 전·현직 임원들의 신주인수권부사채 발행 및 주식 매도 관련 수사에 착수함.
- D는 과거 F의 최대주주였으며, 2015년 말 보유 주식을 매도하여 시세 차익을 취득함.
- 일부 언론은 2019. 8.경부터 2020. 2.경까지 H재단 이사장(전 I 장관)이 F과 연루되었다는 의혹을 보도함.
- E은 2020. 1. 3.부터 3. 31.까지 11차례 L지검으로부터 소환요구를 받음.
- 근로자는 2020. 2. 6. 피고 법조팀 단체 대화방에 "D는 F 주가조작의 주포. E은 G 등 여권 인사와 친분 깊어. 목표는 E 대표 등 '징역 12년은 재기불능, 당신은 정권의 희생양'이라는 식으로 일가족 설득해 G 등 정치인들에게 뿌린 돈과 장부 받는 것."이라는 글을 게시하여 취재 목표와 방법을 공유함.
- 근로자는 2020. 2. 14., 19., 21. 총 3회에 걸쳐 E에게 편지를 발송하여, E의 가족 형사처벌 가능성 및 검찰 고위관계자와의 친분을 언급하며 G 등 정치인의 비리 정보 제보를 유도함.
- 근로자는 2020. 2. 25. E의 대리인 N을 만나 1차 취재를 하고, 2020. 2. 26. 다시 E에게 N과의 만남 경과 및 향후 계획 등을 담은 4차 편지를 발송함.
- 근로자는 2020. 3. 13., 22. 추가로 N을 만나 취재를 진행함.
- N은 P에 근로자가 검찰 고위관계자와 결탁하여 E을 협박하는 방법으로 취재한다는 내용을 제보함.
- 회사는 2020. 3. 23. 근로자에게 E에 대한 취재 중단을 지시함.
- P는 2020. 3. 31. "근로자가 E에게 G의 비위를 알고 있으면 털어 놓으라면서 접촉을 해 왔는데 그 방식이 취재 수준을 넘어 공포스러웠다. 이름만 대면 알 수 있는 현직 검사장과의 친분을 앞세워서 가족은 다치지 않게 해주겠다는 조건으로 G을 엮을 수 있도록 협조하라고 했다."는 내용으로 보도함.
- 이후 다수 언론에서 원고와 검찰 고위관계자가 결탁하여 E로부터 특정 정치인에 대한 비리를 제보 받으려고 하였다는 이른바 "검언유착" 의혹으로 보도됨.
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서울중앙지방법원 제41민사부 판결
사건: 2020가합596996 해고무효확인 원고: A 소송대리인 변호사 최장호 피고: 주식회사 B 소송대리인 법무법인 해자현 담당변호사 이재원 변론종결: 2022. 9. 1. 판결선고: 2022. 12. 15.
1. 원고의 청구를 기각한다. 2. 소송비용은 원고가 부담한다.
1. 기초사실 가. 당사자 등의 지위 1) 피고는 방송사업, 문화서비스업 등을 목적 사업으로 하여 종합편성 방송채널인 'C'를 운영하는 회사이고, 원고는 2014. 11.경 피고에 입사하여 법조팀 기자로 근무하던중 2020. 6. 25. 취재윤리 위반 등의 징계사유로 징계해고되었다. 2) 금융상품 중개 및 판매업 등을 영위하던 주식회사 D(이하 'D'라고 하고, 주식회사는 그 기재를 생략한다)의 대표이사였던 E은 사기죄 등으로 징역 12년을 선고받고(<case_cite ref="서울남부지방법원/2018노2462">서울남부지방법원 2019. 6. 4. 선고 2018노2462 판결</case_cite>), 그 판결이 확정되
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- 회사는 자체조사 후 2020. 6. 25. 근로자를 징계해고함.
- 근로자는 강요미수 혐의로 기소되었으나, 1심에서 무죄판결을 선고받고 현재 항소심 진행 중임.
핵심 쟁점, 법리 및 법원의 판단
징계사유의 실체적 하자 여부
- 제1 징계사유: 취재윤리 위반
- 법리: R협회 실천요강 제2조 제5항은 "회원은 정보를 취득함에 있어서 위계나 강압적인 방법을 쓰지 않는다."고 규정하며, 신문윤리 실천요강 제2조는 "기자는 취재를 위해 개인 또는 단체를 접촉할 때 필요한 예의를 지켜야 할 뿐만 아니라 비윤리적인 또는 불법적인 방법을 사용해서는 안 된다. 또한 기자는 취재를 위해 개인을 위협하거나 괴롭혀서는 안 된다."고 규정함.
- 법원의 판단: 근로자가 E에게 가족의 형사처벌 가능성을 언급하고, 검찰 고위관계자와의 친분을 내세워 마치 수사나 재판에 영향력을 행사할 수 있는 것처럼 취재에 활용하였음. 또한, 검찰 고위관계자와의 대화를 녹음한 허위 녹취록을 작성하여 취재에 이용한 행위는 취재윤리를 위반한 것으로 인정됨. 이는 궁박한 상태에 있는 취재원에게 심리적 압박을 가하고 사실상 플리바게닝을 제안한 것으로, R협회 실천요강 및 신문윤리 실천요강에서 금지하는 '위계'와 '강압'에 해당함. 강요미수 혐의 무죄판결과 별개로 기자로서 지켜야 할 취재윤리 위반은 인정됨.
관련 판례 및 법령
- R협회 실