"Hard to Resist Sexual Urges"... 'Four-Time Voyeurism Offender' Caught Filming Illegally Again During Probation Period

On the 12th, a suspect was caught in the act at Hongdaeipgu Station

A man in his 30s with four prior convictions for covert filming was caught by the police for illegal filming again during his probation period.

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According to the police on the 20th, the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency's subway police unit arrested A (31) on the spot on the afternoon of the 12th near Hongdae Entrance Station on Seoul Subway Line 2 on charges of violating the Sexual Violence Punishment Act (using a camera for filming and distribution). The police applied for an arrest warrant for A due to concerns of "escape and recidivism," and he was detained on the 15th.

A has four prior convictions for covert filming and was sentenced to 8 months in prison with a 2-year probation for the same type of crime on November 16 last year.

A is accused of filming the body parts such as the buttocks and legs of a woman wearing a short skirt going up the subway station exit stairs and a foreign woman on the street outside the station. Six illegally filmed videos were found on A's mobile phone. Among them, one was targeting a foreign woman, and five were confirmed to be targeting Korean women.

The police, while conducting sexual crime prevention activities, noticed A's suspicious behavior on the stairs inside Hongdae Entrance Station, tracked him, and arrested him while he was illegally filming on the street. During a stop-and-search, when A attempted to delete videos and destroy evidence, the police urgently confiscated his mobile phone.

During the police investigation, A reportedly said, "When I see someone wearing a skirt, it is hard to control my sexual impulses." The police plan to conduct digital forensics on the confiscated mobile phone and investigate any additional crimes.

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