
부산지법 동부지원은 해군 중사 A씨가 함정 내에서 동성 부하 하사 B씨를 세 차례 강제 추행한 혐의로 기소되었으나, 피해자와의 합의 및 재범 가능성 낮음을 고려하여 징역 6개월에 대한 형의 선고를 유예했다고 밝혔다.
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해군 내 성범죄 문제는 군 기강과 직결되는 사안으로, 상관과 부하 사이의 위계질서를 이용한 추행 행위는 엄격히 처벌 대상이다. 그러나 피해자와의 합의 및 재범 가능성 낮음은 양형에서 감경 사유로 고려될 수 있다.
법원 "죄질 무겁지만, 피해자 합의 재범 가능성 작아"
(부산=연합뉴스) 차근호 기자 = 같은 함정에서 근무하는 동성의 부하 하사를 세 차례 강제 추행한 해군 중사가 형의 선고를 유예받았다.
부산지법 동부지원 형사2부(김병주 재판장)는 군인 등 강제추행 혐의로 기소된 A씨에 대해 징역 6개월의 선고를 유예했다고 27일 밝혔다.
A씨는 해군 중사로 근무하던 지난해 4∼5월 함정 안에서 부하인 하사 B씨를 세 차례 추행한 혐의로 재판에 넘겨졌다.
A씨는 함정 상황실과 복도에서 B씨의 가슴 부위를 손으로 만졌으며, 식당에서는 가슴과 신체 주요 부위를 만진 것으로 나타났다.
재판부는 위계질서가 엄격한 군대에서 상관인 A씨가 자신의 행위에 대항하기 어려운 부하를 상대로 추행을 반복해 죄질이 무겁다고 판단했다.
재판부는 피해자가 상당한 성적 불쾌감과 신체적·정신적 고통을 겪었으며, 범행이 바람직한 군 문화 형성에도 악영향을 끼쳤다고 지적했다.
다만 A씨가 변론 종결 전 피해자에게 1천만원을 지급하고 합의해 피해자가 처벌을 원하지 않는 점 등을 유리한 사정으로 참작했다.
재판부는 "이 사건을 계기로 다시는 재범하지 않을 것을 굳게 다짐하고 있어 향후 재범 가능성은 작아 보이고, 형사처벌을 받은 전력이 없는 점 등 여러 양형 조건을 종합해 형의 선고를 유예했다"고 밝혔다.
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해군은 이번 사건을 계기로 내부 성범죄 예방 교육 및 처벌 규정을 강화할 가능성이 있다.
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Changwon District Court sentenced Mr. A, in his 60s, to 10 months in prison for threatening an acquaintance who reported him several times after serving a prison sentence for drunk driving. On March 26, Mr. A was indicted for sending threatening messages, including 'I will kill you,' five times to an acquaintance in his 30s who had previously reported drunk driving. The court announced that it had sentenced him to a heavy sentence considering the victim's mental pain and the fact that he had committed multiple offenses.

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