Illegal Filming Anywhere: From Bank Counters to Police Substations...

[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Jung-yoon] Individuals secretly filming others' bodies were consecutively caught by the police. A man who pretended to be consulting at a bank counter while illegally filming, and a police officer who secretly filmed in a district police station restroom were both eventually apprehended.

According to the police on the 25th, the Gangdong Police Station in Seoul arrested and booked Mr. A (45) on the spot on charges of violating the Sexual Violence Punishment Act (filming using a camera, etc.).

Mr. A is accused of illegally filming the body of an employee sitting opposite him while pretending to receive consultation at a bank in Cheonho-dong, Gangdong-gu on the 21st. Since last year, Mr. A had been visiting the bank branch and reportedly designated the victim employee as his consultant.

The police who responded to the report found videos and photos of the victim employee’s body on Mr. A’s mobile phone. Mr. A reportedly admitted to the illegal filming to the police.

In Cheongju, Chungbuk, a police officer was also arrested for installing an illegal filming camera in a unisex restroom at a district police station.

Judge Shin Woo-jung of the Cheongju District Court, who is in charge of warrants, issued an arrest warrant for Sergeant B on the previous day on charges of violating the Special Act on the Punishment of Sexual Crimes (filming using a camera, etc.), citing "risk of flight and evidence destruction."

Sergeant B is accused of installing an illegal filming camera in the unisex restroom on the second floor of the district police station where he worked since mid-January. The camera installed in the restroom was reportedly a type of small camera, a bodycam that can be attached to clothing.

Sergeant B’s criminal acts were uncovered on the 16th when a female police officer colleague discovered the camera installed in the restroom. After receiving the report, the police launched an investigation and dismissed Sergeant B from his position on the 18th.

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