The defendant is innocent. The summary of this judgment shall be notified publicly.

No person of the summary of the facts charged shall defame any third person by disclosing facts openly through an information and communications network with intent to defame the person.

그럼에도 불구하고 피고인은 B 이라는 닉네임으로 인터넷 사이트 다음 아고라에 접속하여 2011. 11. 4. 13:35 서울 강서구 C 건물 11-307 호 개인 컴퓨터에서 아고라 (agora .media .daum .net) 게시판에 ‘D’ 라는 제목으로 “E 먹 사가, 빤스 벗고 집 문서 가져 오라고 한 것처럼 ~‘ 이라고 게재해 공공연하게 사실을 드러 내 어 피해자 E의 명예를 훼손한 것을 비롯하여 별지 범죄 일람표와 같이 총 20회에 걸쳐 공연히 사실을 적시하여 피해자의 명예를 훼손하였다.

Judgment

“Purpose of slandering a person” as prescribed by Article 70(1) and (2) of the Act on Promotion of Utilization of Information and Communications Network and Information Protection, Etc. is required to express the intent or purpose of defamation. Whether a person is intended to defame a person ought to be determined by weighing and balancing the degree of infringement of honor that may be damaged or damaged by the expression, taking into account all the circumstances, such as the content and nature of the relevant publicly alleged fact, the scope of the other party to whom the relevant fact was published, the method of expression, etc.

In addition, since the purpose of slandering is contrary to one another in the direction of the actor's subjective intention, it is reasonable to view that the purpose of slandering is denied, unless there are special circumstances, unless the alleged fact concerns the public interest.

In this context, the term “where the timely facts relate to the public interest” refers to the timely facts for the public interest from an objective point of view, and an actor should also indicate the facts subjectively for the public interest. The public interest is widely known to the State, the society, and other general public.