Arrested at the Scene After Guest Reports Incident

North Chungcheong Education Office Suspends Supervisor

An education supervisor from the North Chungcheong Provincial Office of Education has been apprehended by the police for secretly installing a camera in the restroom of a restaurant where a department farewell party was held.


According to Yonhap News on March 5, the Cheongju Sangdang Police Station booked Mr. A without detention on charges of violating the Act on Special Cases Concerning the Punishment of Sexual Crimes, specifically for using a camera for unauthorized filming. An investigation is currently underway.


Camera Installed in Restaurant Restroom During Department Farewell Party... The Culprit Was an Education Supervisor View original image

Mr. A is suspected of installing a camera in the public restroom of a restaurant in Cheongju last week to secretly film the bodies of guests. The police were dispatched after a guest reported finding the camera in the restroom. Mr. A admitted to the crime to the responding officers and was arrested at the scene as a flagrant offender.


At the time, the department to which Mr. A belonged was holding a farewell party at the restaurant for employees subject to personnel transfers, and it has been reported that Mr. A was also scheduled to be transferred to another department.



Meanwhile, the police are conducting forensic analysis on the camera's storage device to determine the exact circumstances of the incident. The provincial office of education has recently suspended Mr. A from his duties.


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