서울고등법원 | 2016-10-07 | 2016누38558
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교수의 성추행 징계사유 인정 및 항소 기각
결과 요약
- 근로자의 항소를 기각하고, 항소비용은 근로자가 부담함.
사실관계
- 근로자는 대학교수로서 회식 자리에서 학생들에게 성추행 및 성희롱 행위를 하여 징계 처분을 받음.
- 근로자는 징계사유가 부존재하며, 증거의 신빙성이 없다고 주장하며 항소함.
- 근로자는 D, E의 진술, 제1, 2사진, 카톡 대화내용이 객관적 사실에 부합하지 않고 조작되었다고 주장함.
- 근로자는 신체 접촉이 만취 상태에서 우연히 발생한 단순한 접촉이며 성적 의도가 없었다고 주장함.
핵심 쟁점, 법리 및 법원의 판단
징계사유의 존재 여부 및 증거의 신빙성
- 법리: 징계사유의 존재 여부는 제출된 증거들을 종합하여 판단하며, 증거의 신빙성은 일관성, 구체성, 다른 증거와의 부합 여부 등을 고려하여 판단함. 성추행 및 성희롱의 성립에 행위자의 성적 의도가 반드시 요구되는 것은 아님.
- 법원의 판단:
- D, E에게 허위 진술을 할 동기가 있었다고 인정되지 않음.
- D, E는 사건 초기부터 제1심 법정에 이르기까지 일관적이고 구체적인 진술을 하였음.
- D, E의 회식 당시 언행 및 태도가 전형적인 피해자의 모습과 차이를 보이더라도, 이들의 나이, 전공, 근로자와의 관계, 근로자의 지위 등을 고려할 때 피해 사실과 양립할 수 없는 것은 아님.
- 근로자가 제시한 갑24~26호증의 기재 및 영상은 징계사유와 직접적 관련이 없어 D, E 진술의 신빙성을 탄핵하기에 부족함.
- D, E 등이 M의 사주를 받았다거나 카톡 대화내용 및 사진 등을 기획, 조작하였다고 볼 근거가 없음.
- M의 증언 중 "사건을 키운 감이 없지 않아 있다"는 부분은 대학교의 초기 대처 미흡에 대한 안타까움 표현에 불과하며, M은 오히려 징계 절차까지 가지 않고 해결되기를 기대했음.
- 카톡 대화내용 중 "A교수님이 제 무릎에서 주무시는데 싸대기를 때릴까요?(19:44~19:45)" "빡도네(19:46)"와 같은 표현은 피해자의 분노한 심리상태를 그대로 드러내며, 만약 E가 근로자를 모함하려 했다면 자신에게 불리할 수 있는 폭력적인 표현을 포함시켰을 것이라고 보기 어려움.
- 카톡 대화내용 중 제1징계사유에 관한 부분("D 목덜미에 뽀뽀하고 (19:56)")은 D, E가 J에게 피해 사실을 말한 이후에 작성된 것으로 보이며, E가 제1심 법정에서 "제1징계사유에 관하여는 나중에 들었다"고 진술한 것은 발생 당시 직접 목격하지 못했거나 동영상 촬영 당시 인지하지 못했다는 취지이므로 카톡 대화내용과 배치되지 않음.
확보한 수집 내용입니다. 전문 여부와 앞뒤 누락, 문단·표·공백의 원형 보존은 확인되지 않았습니다.
공식 원문 미확인
원고의 항소를 기각한다. 항소비용은 원고가 부담한다.
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- G의 진술(갑 6, 7호증)은 증인 H의 진술과 배치되어 그대로 믿기 어려움.
- 제1, 2징계사유는 충분히 인정되며, 근로자가 F, G 등 다른 여학생들에게 한 신체 접촉 역시 통상적인 수준으로 보기 어려워 제3징계사유도 인정됨.
- 성추행이나 성희롱의 성립에 행위자의 성적 의도가 반드시 요구되지 않으며, 각 징계사유는 근로자의 적극적인 행동을 포함하고 있어 만취 상태에서 우연히 발생했다고 보기 어려움.
- 회식 주관자로서 학생들을 지도하고 보호할 책임이 있는 근로자가 오히려 술에 취해 책임을 소홀히 하고 피해 학생들에게 성적 수치심을 일으키는 행위를 한 경우, 만취 상태였다는 사정이 품위 유지 의무 위반 행위를 정당화할 수 없음.
- 따라서 근로자의 주장을 모두 고려하더라도 각 징계사유가 부존재한다고 보기 어려우므로, 해당 처분은 적법함.
관련 판례 및 법령
- 행정소송법 8조 2항
- 민사소송법 420조 본문
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- 본 판결은 성추행 및 성희롱 사건에서 피해자의 진술 신빙성 판단 기준과 가해자의 만취 주장에 대한 법원의 입장을 명확히 보여줌.
- 피해자의 언행이 전형적인 피해자의 모습과 다르더라도, 주변 정황과 관계를 종합적으로 고려하여 진술의 신빙성을 판단해야 함을 시사함.
- 가해자의 만취 주장은 성추행 및 성희롱 행위를 정당화할 수 없으며, 특히 지도자적 위치에 있는