'Safety Guard' Acting Suspiciously at Park Swimming Pool... Turns Out to Be Illegal Filming Offender

Red Shorts and Card Necklace... Pretending to Be a Security Guard
Caught by Swimming Pool Staff
Police "Similar Past Records Exist... Investigating Additional Damage"

Photo unrelated to the article. Citizens are enjoying water play at Ttukseom Hangang Park in Seoul. Photo by Asia Economy

A man was caught illegally filming while pretending to be a lifeguard at a swimming pool.

The Seocho Police Station in Seoul announced on the 20th that they are conducting a detention investigation of a man in his 20s, identified as Mr. A, who is suspected of filming using a camera under the Sexual Violence Punishment Act. Mr. A is reported to have illegally filmed the bodies of women enjoying the water at Jamwon Hangang Park swimming pool located in Seocho-gu on the afternoon of the 13th.

At the time, Mr. A was wearing red shorts and a card necklace resembling a name tag, acting as if he were a lifeguard at the swimming pool. Employees of the swimming pool who witnessed Mr. A’s criminal act apprehended him and handed him over to the police.

It was reported that videos showing about ten women in swimsuits were found on Mr. A’s mobile phone. The police are investigating whether Mr. A has a history of similar crimes and are looking into whether there are additional victims.

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