'Secretly Recorded Phone Call with Another Man'... 40s Woman Loses Appeal for Leaking to Colleague's Husband

[Asia Economy Reporter Ra Young-cheol] A woman in her 40s who secretly recorded phone conversations between a male colleague and another man and leaked the content to the colleague's husband was sentenced to prison again in the appellate court.

The Criminal Division 1 of the Chuncheon Branch of the Seoul High Court (Presiding Judge Park Jae-woo) announced on the 22nd that it dismissed the appeal of A (41, female), who was indicted for violating the Communication Privacy Protection Act, and upheld the original sentence of one year in prison with a two-year probation.

In the appellate court's ruling, it stated, "The defendant's actions caused the victims to suffer domestic discord and file civil lawsuits seeking damages," and "Considering various sentencing factors, the original sentence is not excessively harsh or unjust," thus dismissing the appeal.

Previously, the first trial court had ruled, "Secretly recording conversations of others twice and leaking the content is a crime that infringes on the constitutional fundamental rights of the conversation participants, and thus the nature of the crime is serious."

A secretly recorded twice in April and May of last year the phone conversations of colleague B with another man, C, using a mobile phone speakerphone by placing a recorder inside her desk drawer. She then saved the audio files onto a USB and had them delivered to B's husband through an acquaintance along with a letter.

Additionally, A attempted to extort 2 million won from B and also pressured B to quit the company through B's husband.

As a result, B was on the verge of a consensual divorce with her spouse, and C also suffered from domestic discord.

When the police investigation began, A eventually confessed to the police that she was responsible and was brought to trial.

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