A Man in His 20s Surrenders 5 Days After Being Wanted for Illegal Filming: "Acquaintances Recognized Me"

Feeling Psychological Burden When Acquaintances Recognize Me

A man in his 20s who attempted illegal filming in a women's restroom turned himself in to the police five days after being publicly wanted.

On the 21st, the Jinju Police Station in Gyeongnam announced that they had booked a man in his 20s, Mr. A, on suspicion of filming a woman with a mobile phone in the women's restroom on the first floor of a commercial building in Chungmugong-dong, Jinju, around 7 p.m. on December 23 last year. Mr. A was discovered by the victim while attempting the crime and fled the scene.

A wanted poster of a suspect accused of illegal filming in the women's restroom on the first floor of a commercial building in Chungmugong-dong, Jinju-si, Gyeongnam, last December. [Image source=Jinju Police Station, Gyeongnam]

Afterwards, the police who responded to the report checked nearby closed-circuit television (CCTV), but due to poor image quality, they could not identify the suspect. Eventually, on the 13th, the police made the crime scene and photos public and converted the case into a public wanted notice.

After the wanted poster distributed by the police spread on social networking services (SNS), Mr. A submitted a letter of surrender to the police through a lawyer five days later. It is reported that Mr. A felt psychological pressure and surrendered after acquaintances asked, "Isn't this you in this photo?" and people began to recognize him. The police secured evidence such as a mobile phone from Mr. A's residence.

Meanwhile, the police are investigating the extent of the damage through forensic analysis of Mr. A's mobile phone and plan to book Mr. A soon on charges of filming using a camera or similar device.

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