A man in his 20s arrested for attempting to photograph a woman's body through holes in shoes

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[Asia Economy Intern Reporter Kim Yeon-ju] A man in his 20s who tried to illegally film a woman's body by hiding a smartphone inside his shoe was caught by the police.

On the 13th, the Gwangju Bukbu Police Station announced that they had booked A (26) without detention on charges of attempting to secretly film a woman's body with a mobile phone (violation of the Special Act on the Punishment of Sexual Crimes, specifically the crime of filming using a camera, etc.).

A is suspected of attempting to secretly film a woman’s body at a store in Buk-gu, Gwangju, around 6:35 p.m. on the 22nd of last month.

It is known that A put a smartphone in the front part of his shoe, drilled a hole in the toe of the shoe, and exposed the lens to approach a woman wearing a skirt.

The victim, suspicious of A’s behavior, carefully observed and discovered the hole drilled in the shoe and reported it to the police.

A tried to evade police pursuit but was caught by the police after they backtracked about 80 closed-circuit television (CCTV) cameras.

According to the police investigation, no additional videos were found on A’s smartphone.

The police are investigating other possible offenses by A, who was also booked in 2015 for illegal filming activities.

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