"Targeting Crowds for Planned Crimes"...Controversy Over Illegal Filming of Woman Dressed as Bunny Girl

Person Dressed as Gorilla...Suspicion of Illegal Filming of Woman in Bunny Girl Costume Amid Halloween Festival Crowd
Male Witness at Scene...Instead of Intervening, Gives 'Thumbs Up'
Expert: "Possible Planned Crime Targeting Crowded Halloween Event"

On Halloween Day, multiple posts were uploaded on various online communities reporting that a man dressed as a gorilla illegally filmed a woman dressed as a bunny girl.
Photo by YouTube capture.

[Asia Economy Reporter Yoon Seul-gi] A crime suspected of illegal filming targeting women occurred at a Halloween festival, prompting the police to launch an investigation. Some men present at the scene witnessed the crime but not only did they fail to stop it, they showed gestures of approval by giving thumbs-up, causing another controversy.

On the 31st, approximately 170,000 citizens reportedly visited Itaewon-dong, Yongsan-gu, Seoul for the Halloween festival. On that day, a woman on the streets of Itaewon was suspected of having a part of her body illegally filmed by a person wearing a gorilla mask. The crime committed by the so-called 'person wearing a gorilla mask' spread after videos showing the situation were posted on various online communities on the 1st.

In the released video, the person wearing a gorilla mask is seen sitting down with their back to a woman in a crowded alley, appearing to take a selfie. Although it may seem like they are filming themselves wearing the gorilla mask, there is a woman dressed in a bunny girl costume right behind them, making it inevitable that this woman's body is captured by the person's phone camera.

The citizen in the gorilla costume maintained the same posture for about 7 to 8 seconds. This is why there are criticisms that it is hard to see this as a simple selfie. It inevitably raises suspicions that the person was illegally filming the woman behind them.

A man dressed in a gorilla costume is witnessed secretly filming, and another man appears to show support by giving a thumbs-up./Photo by YouTube capture.

There is more to the problem than just the suspicion of illegal filming. The men around who saw this did not stop it but rather showed approval by giving thumbs-up gestures. The person in the gorilla costume also responded by making an 'OK' sign with their fingers to the men who gave the thumbs-up.

In response to this situation, on the afternoon of the 1st, the victim woman filed a complaint at the Yongsan Police Station in Seoul against an unidentified festival participant suspected of secretly filming her from behind. The police are also reportedly investigating the men who did not stop the illegal filming at the scene and seemingly aided it.

Meanwhile, an expert analyzed this as a kind of premeditated crime exploiting the special circumstances of Halloween, when crowds gather.

Professor Oh Yoon-sung of the Department of Police Administration at Soonchunhyang University said, "This incident appears to be a crime that took advantage of the special situation of Halloween Day, when filming is relatively free. Since the filming targeted a specific body part of the woman dressed as a bunny girl rather than her entire appearance, it is likely an illegal filming exploiting the special Halloween situation."

He added regarding the men who did not stop the filming of the specific body part of the woman in the bunny girl costume, "Since the Halloween atmosphere is playful, it is highly likely that those men perceived such filming not as illegal but as a prank fitting the Halloween Day mood."

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