A Seoul district court ordered a man, 47, to pay a 2 million won fine for posting unconfirmed malicious rumors about TV personality Lee Kyung-sil on the Internet.
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Lee Kyung-sil |
A Seoul district court ordered a man, 47, to pay a 2 million won fine for posting unconfirmed malicious rumors about TV personality Lee Kyung-sil on the Internet.
The man, surnamed Lee, has been indicted on charges of defamation with dissemination of false facts on the Internet.
In April, he posted rumors that the comedian divorced her husband and remarried after having an extramarital affair with a gang member.
“The sentence took into account the fact that the nature of his crime is very serious and she endured a considerable degree of psychological affliction as a well-known entertainer,” the court said in the ruling.
서울남부지법은 지난 3일 이경실에 대한 악성댓글 명예훼손 혐의로 기소된 이모 씨에게 벌금 200만원을 선고했다. 이씨는 지난 4월 “이경실이 조직폭력배와 불륜을 저지르고 가정을 파괴하고 재혼했다”고 근거 없는 악성댓글을 남긴 혐의로 기소된 바 있다.
재판부는 이번 판결에 대해 “허위성의 정도에 비춰 죄질이 불량하고 피해자가 대중에게 널리 알려진 연예인으로 상당한 정신적 피해를 입었을 것으로 보이는 점을 고려했다”고 악성댓글을 단 이씨에게 벌금 200만원을 선고한 사유를 밝혔다.
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