The defendant shall be innocent.

1. 공소사실의 요지 피고인은 2013. 6. 12. C과 협의이혼 관련 조정절차 C과 D(피고인의 동생) 사이의 창원지방법원 통영지원 2013느단67 면접교섭허가 사건의 조정절차를 뜻함. 를 마친 후 금전, 면접교섭 문제 등으로 C에게 불만을 품고, 같은 날 17:19경 C에게 전화를 걸어 “개새끼, 씨발놈”이라고 욕설을 하고, 같은 날 17:21경 C에게 “개새끼 좃같은 십새끼야 니는 내 눈깔에 띄면 죽는 줄 알아라 병신아“라는 내용의 문자메시지를 보냄으로써 정보통신망을 통하여 공포심이나 불안감을 유발하는 문언과 음향을 반복적으로 C에게 도달하게 하였다.

2. Determination

A. Articles 74(1)3 and 44-7(1)3 of the Act on Promotion of Information and Communications Network Utilization and Information Protection, Etc. (hereinafter “Information and Communications Network Utilization and Information Protection, Etc.”) punish “a person who has repeatedly reached another person with the language that may cause fear or apprehension through an information and communications network.” This crime requires the repetition of certain acts to create fears of other parties through an information and communications network as stipulated under the above provision. In addition, in light of the legislative intent of the above crime, in order for each act to constitute a series of uneasiness creation by using the above information and communications network to constitute such acts, each act must be considered as a series of repeated acts because it is closely related with one another, such as the time and place’s close relation, the similarity of methods, the same opportunity, and the continuation of criminal intent, and if it is merely a one-time or non-feasible act which cannot be assessed, regardless of the specific contents and degree of the language, the crime of intimidation or the act of creating fear in ordinary crimes under the Punishment of Minor Offenses Act, etc.

Supreme Court Decision 2008Do4351 Decided August 21, 2008