A. The Plaintiff had an interview with H in relation to the structure of the sinking accident of G Sewol ferry.

The interview was broadcast on the morning on the day, and the articles related to the plaintiff were reported by many media companies.

The Plaintiff was indicted with the charge of impairing the honor of the Commissioner General of the Korea Coast Guard, etc. by openly pointing out false facts with respect to the interview with H, but was sentenced not guilty in the appellate trial on September 1, 2016.

B. The Defendants written and posted the following comments on the bulletin board “K” posted in the G Internet portal “K” [J] bulletin board of “DUM” (DAUM):

피고 B : 미친년 피고 C : 와 진짜 야무지게 미친년인 듯 ㄷㄷㄷ 피고 D : 개같은 년 진짜.. 피고 E : 와 진심 미친년이네 개념리스 양심리스 피고 F : 잡아 족쳐야지 이 병신같은년은 [인정근거] 다툼 없는 사실, 갑 제1 내지 6, 11, 12호증의 각 기재

2. Determination:

A. The Defendants posted an article on the Internet website bulletin that enables an unspecified number of people to confirm the contents of the article and thereby harming the Plaintiff’s social reputation, thereby committing a tort that insults the Plaintiff. Therefore, the Defendants are obliged to compensate for mental suffering suffered by the Plaintiff in money.

B. The amount of damages shall be KRW 300,000,000, in consideration of the various circumstances revealed in the pleadings, such as the contents of the writing written by the Defendants, the background of the case

3. The plaintiff's claim against the defendants is justified within the scope of the above recognition, and the remaining claims are dismissed as they are without merit.