[2] Whether an indecent act in the crime of indecent act by compulsion requires the purpose or subjective motive to satisfy the sexual desire (negative)

[2] In the crime of indecent act by compulsion, “indecent act” as referred to in the crime of indecent act by compulsion does not necessarily require the purpose or subjective motive to satisfy the sexual desire.

In order for the victim non-indicted, who was found in order to distribute spawn's spawn to be operated by the defendant, engaged in words and actions like the facts charged in this case in order to give lessons to the victim's clothes with severe exposure, so the defendant's act cannot be deemed to constitute "indecent act". However, the court below erred by misunderstanding the facts charged in this case and affecting the conclusion of the judgment.

2. Determination:

“Indecent act” as referred to in the crime of indecent act by compulsion is objectively an act that causes sexual humiliation or aversion to the general public and is contrary to good sexual moral sense, and thus infringing on the victim’s sexual freedom. Whether it constitutes such an act should be determined carefully by comprehensively taking into account the victim’s intent, gender, age, relationship between the offender and the victim prior to such act, circumstances leading to such act, specific form of act, objective situation surrounding it, sexual moral sense in the age (see, e.g., Supreme Court Decisions 2001Do2417, Apr. 26, 2002; 2004Do52, Apr. 16, 2004).

살피건대, 원심이 적법하게 조사하여 채택한 증거들에 의하면, 피고인은 이 사건 공소사실과 같은 일시경 전단지 배포 아르바이트를 하기 위해 피고인이 운영하는 치킨 가게에 친구들과 함께 찾아온 청소년인 피해자 공소외인(여, 15세)에게 “조숙해 보인다, 브라자를 찼냐, 안 찼냐”라고 말하였고, 이에 피해자가 속옷을 입었다고 하는데도 재차 “속이 다 보인다, 브라자 차고 다녀라”라고 말하였으며, 피해자의 어깨를 2~3회 두드리고(피해자는 당시 어깨끈만 있는 민소매 옷을 입고 있었다), 피고인으로부터 전단지를 건네받은 후 가게에서 나가는 피해자의 엉덩이를 2회 가량 툭툭 친 사실이 인정되고, 위 인정 사실과 더불어 기록상 인정되는 피고인과 피해자와의 관계 및 피고인이 피해자의 엉덩이를 건드리기 전에 있었던 피고인의 행동과 이로 인한 피해자의 감정상태(이 사건 당일 피고인은 피해자를 처음 만났고, 피해자는 피고인이 ‘브라자를 찼냐’는 등의 말을 할 때부터 이미 언짢은 상태에 있었다), 피해자는 15세의 여학생으로 감수성이 예민한 청소년인 점, 여성에 대한 추행에 있어서 신체부위에 따라 본질적인 차이가 있을 수 없는 점 등 제반 사정을 종합해 보면, 피고인이 피해자의 엉덩이를 가볍게 친 행위가 순간적인 행위에 불과하더라도 피해자의 의사에 반하여 행하여진 유형력의 행사에 해당하고, 성적으로 중요한 의미를 갖는 여성의 엉덩이를 손으로 건드림으로써 객관적으로도 일반인에게 성적 수치심을 일으켰다고 봄이 상당하므로, 위와 같은 피고인의 행위는 형법의 강제추행죄에서 말하는 ‘추행’에 해당한다고 할 것이다(작금의 성적 가치기준의 혼돈에 따른 이성에 대한 무분별한 신체접촉행위로부터 피해자를 보호하기 위해서는 종래 가볍게 생각하고 쉽게 저질러지는 행위에 대해서 보다 엄격하게 판단해야 할 필요성이 있다).

Meanwhile, the Defendant denied the criminal intent of indecent act by asserting that there was no purpose to satisfy the sexual desire at the time of the instant act. However, “Indecent act” as referred to in the crime of indecent act by compulsion does not necessarily require the objective to satisfy the sexual desire or subjective motive, as alleged by the Defendant, and even if the Defendant, as alleged by the Defendant, he did not have any reason, such as inducing a part-time student or taking the victim from the education vehicle for the garment of clothes, it is sufficient to view that at least there was the criminal intent of indecent act at the time of the instant act, considering that there was no reason such as leaving the victim her her her her her her her her her her her her her her her her her her her her her her her her her her her her her her her her her her her her her her her her her her her

3. Conclusion

Therefore, since the defendant's appeal is without merit, it is dismissed in accordance with Article 364 (4) of the Criminal Procedure Act. It is so decided as per Disposition.

Judges Kim Jong-chul (Presiding Judge)