'Female Restroom Hidden Camera' Incident: Yonsei University Medical Student Receives Reduced Sentence with Probation in Appeal Trial

[Asia Economy Reporter Choi Taewon] A Yonsei University medical student who was prosecuted for illegally filming female students in the women's restroom and sentenced to imprisonment in the first trial was given a suspended prison sentence in the second trial.

On the 13th, the Criminal Appeal Division 1-2 of the Seoul Western District Court (Presiding Judge Choi Eunju) overturned the original sentence of one year imprisonment and sentenced A, who was tried for violating the Special Act on the Punishment of Sexual Crimes, to one year imprisonment with a two-year suspension. The court stated the reasons for sentencing, saying, "There is no prior criminal record, the defendant is reflecting after confessing to the crime, and an agreement has been reached with one of the victims."

A was prosecuted for secretly filming a female student in the adjacent stall 32 times with a mobile phone in the women's restroom of Yonsei University Medical School four times in June and July of last year. The previous first trial court sentenced A to one year imprisonment. At that time, the court pointed out, "Anyone can become a target of illegal filming without realizing it," and "Since the victim attends the same school, she suffers from feelings of betrayal, sexual shame, and mental shock, making recovery difficult."

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