40-Year-Old Man Booked for Stepping on Women's Restroom Toilet and Peeking into Adjacent Stall

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[Asia Economy Intern Reporter Kang Juhee] A man in his 40s was booked by the police for peeping at a woman in the adjacent stall after entering the women's restroom in an underground shopping center in Masan, Gyeongnam.

The Masan Dongbu Police Station announced on the 21st that Mr. A was booked for intrusion into a multi-use facility for sexual purposes under the Special Act on the Punishment of Sexual Crimes.

Mr. A is accused of entering the women's restroom in an underground shopping center in Masanhwoewon-gu, Changwon City, at around 2:30 p.m. on the 19th of last month, locking the door, hiding, stepping on the toilet, and peeping at the woman in the adjacent stall.

Mr. A stayed in the women's restroom for about 1 hour and 20 minutes, and it was investigated that he did not engage in illegal filming using a mobile phone or other devices.

The police tracked his movements through closed-circuit television (CCTV) and arrested Mr. A on the 10th.

Mr. A reportedly stated that he entered the restroom thinking it was the men's restroom and that he stepped on the toilet to check if there was someone in the adjacent stall.

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