A manager in his 50s, who was disciplined for sending sexual messages to a subordinate, has been punished for filing a false accusation against the employee, claiming evidence was fabricated.
According to Yonhap News, the chief judge of the Chuncheon District Court, Go Beom-jin, sentenced A (56) to six months in prison, suspended for one year, for the charge of false accusation on October 12.
A false accusation occurs when someone falsely reports a crime with the intent to have another person punished.
A sent nine sexual messages to his colleague B, including, 'I feel like I'm going crazy. You are so beautiful. I might go crazy over your beauty.' As a result, A was demoted in January 2024.
However, in December of that year, A filed a lawsuit against B and the company, claiming that B had manipulated evidence to make it appear as though she received sexual messages. A argued that B committed fraud by submitting false evidence to the court, but he lost all his legal claims.
In May of the same year, A also faced termination for posting a civil lawsuit seeking damages against B and three other affected employees on a social media platform used by all staff, without anonymity, which was deemed 'secondary harm.'
Judge Go explained the sentencing, stating, 'The defendant has confessed to all his crimes, has no prior criminal record, and the risk of punishment for B has not materialized due to the defendant's actions.'
* This article has been translated by AI.
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