수영선수 박태환에게 금지약물 '네비도(Nebido) '를 투약한 혐의로 기소된 의사 김모(46·여)씨가 벌금형을 받았다.
서울중앙지법 8단독 강병훈 부장판사는 17일 김씨가 박태환에게 네비도를 주사 한 점을 진료기록부에 기록하지 않았다며 의료법 위반 책임을 물어 이같이 선고했다 .
강 판사는 그러나 "피고인이 박태환에게 상해를 입힌 점이 증명되지 않았다"며 업무상과실치상 혐의는 무죄로 판단했다.
강 판사는 "피고인이 박태환에게 네비도로 인해 도핑테스트에서 양성반응이 나 올 가능성을 구체적으로 설명할 의무가 있었음에도 설명을 하지 않았거나 부족하게 했다"고 봤다.
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Park Tae-hwan's doctor fined for injecting banned substance
The doctor of suspended swimmer Park Tae-hwan was fined on Thursday for injecting a banned substance that eventually caused the Olympic gold medalist to fail a doping test.
The Seoul Central District Court ordered the doctor, a 46-year-old surnamed Kim, to pay a fine of 1 million won ($850) for failing to leave records of injecting Park with Nebido, which contains testosterone, a substance banned by the World Anti-Doping Agency.
The court said the doctor had failed to properly explain that the injection could lead to a positive doping test.
Still, the court found the doctor not guilty on the charge of professional negligence, saying there was no proof that Park had suffered bodily harm.
Park, who grabbed the gold in freestyle at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, failed a drug test last fall and is serving an 18-month suspension that ends in March next year.
The 26-year-old was barred from training at facilities operated by the government or by the national swimming federation, and has recently returned home from a training camp in Japan. (Yonhap)