Female civil servant found not guilty after stealing boyfriend’s personal information

The first trial acquitted the defendant, saying, “The defendant was not without fault, but he did not neutralize the security procedures,” and “It is difficult to say that the violation of the Personal Information Protection Act was proven beyond a reasonable doubt.”

In response, the prosecution appealed, saying, “The defendant’s act of accessing personal information without permission for the reason of checking whether her boyfriend was lying to her about his job, etc., runs counter to the purpose of the Personal Information Protection Act and needs to be punished.”

However, the appellate court dismissed the prosecutor’s appeal, saying, “The first trial judgment is justified, and it cannot be said that there is an illegal misconception of facts in it.”

No, I didn’t secretly look at my boyfriend’s phone.

A public official abused his power and revealed all of his personal information.

Why is this innocent?