Man in 50s Who Falsely Claimed Subordinate "Fabricated" Sexual Messages Receives Suspended Prison Sentence

A man in his 50s who faced disciplinary action for sending sexually suggestive messages to a subordinate, only to falsely accuse the victim of fabricating evidence, has ultimately been punished.

Chuncheon District Court Judge Koh Bum-jin, presiding over Criminal Division 2, announced today (October 12) that he sentenced A, a 56-year-old indicted on charges of false accusation, to six months in prison suspended for one year.

A was accused of filing a false complaint against B in December 2024, claiming that B had fabricated evidence as if receiving sexual text messages and committed litigation fraud.

However, investigation results confirmed that A had actually sent nine sexually suggestive messages to B, including phrases such as "I think I'm going crazy. You are so beautiful. I think I'm going crazy over your beauty."

Moreover, the civil lawsuit that A raised as an issue, claiming it was litigation fraud, was actually a damage claim lawsuit filed directly by A.

Although he claimed that he had never sent sexual messages and that B had fabricated false evidence and submitted it to the company's audit office to subject him to unjustified disciplinary action, he filed a lawsuit against both B and the company, but lost all of them.

A, who had been demoted in January 2024 for unilateral sexual remarks directed at subordinates, was even dismissed for secondary victimization after posting a civil lawsuit complaint containing the real names of B and other victimized employees on the bulletin board.

Judge Koh explained, "The sentence was determined by taking into consideration factors such as the fact that he belatedly confessed to all crimes and is a first-time offender, and that the risk of punishment for B did not materialize due to the defendant's actions."

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