Man in his 40s who had his lover ghostwrite his personal statement was 'not guilty' of obstruction of business.

A man in his 40s who was twice accused of having his lover write a self-introduction for him was acquitted.

According to the police on the 10th, the Okcheon Police Station in North Chungcheong Province decided not to forward Mr. A, an employee in his 40s, who was suspected of obstruction of business on the 1st of last month.

Mr. A is accused of interfering with the hiring process by having Mr. B, with whom he was in a romantic relationship, ghostwrite his own self-introduction with false work experience in 2022 and submitting it to the company.

It is known that Mr. A was finally accepted in the recruitment process based on the relevant letter of introduction.

In relation to this, Mr. A denied all charges, saying that he only asked Mr. B to edit and review his self-introduction.

He also claimed that the career history he entered was not false and was actually the work he was responsible for.

The police found that Mr. A was not guilty.

It is judged that Mr. A had already written a similar self-introduction before dating Mr. B.

The police explained, "The self-introduction in question was not significantly different from the content written in the past," and "As a result of the investigation by the relevant agencies, it was found that it was not written on behalf of the person."

The suspicion that false career information was provided was also found to be untrue.

The police said, "As a result of receiving information from the company where Mr. A worked, it was confirmed that he actually performed the work described in his self-introduction."

Mr. B, who first filed a complaint regarding this case, expressed his intention to object to the decision not to forward the case.

Afterwards, Mr. B gathered evidence and filed a complaint again, but the police again decided not to forward the case, saying, “There is no new evidence to change the existing decision.”

Attorney Kim Jin-ju of Daeryun Law Firm (Limited), who acted as legal representative for Mr. A, explained, "Ghostwriting a self-introduction or listing false career history constitutes a so-called 'hierarchy' that causes the other party to misunderstand, misunderstand, and deceive, and if submitted to a company, it can be punished for obstruction of business by hierarchies."

However, he added, "In this case, the experience listed in the self-introduction was not false as it was the work that Mr. A was actually responsible for, and Mr. B only helped with some corrections during the writing process, so the crime of obstruction of business was not established."

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