A man in his 30s was caught by the police for illegally filming 43안전놀이터 women over five years at subway stations in Seoul and Busan.
The Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency’s subway police unit announced on the 31st that it arrested Mr. A (34) and sent him to the prosecution on charges of illegally filming women’s bodies at subway stations and secretly filming sexual intercourse with their lovers (filming using cameras, etc. under the Sexual Violence Punishment Act).
Mr. A was reported and caught while illegally filming at a subway station last February. At the time, the police analyzed about 100 closed-circuit ( CC ) TVs in subway stations and identified Mr. A as a suspect.
The police confiscated one external hard drive and one cell phone used in the crime from Mr. A’s residence.
However, as a result of digital forensics, a pile of 45 illegally filmed files were confirmed.
As a result of the police investigation, it was discovered that the woman’s lower body was illegally filmed a total of 43 times over a five-year period from May 2018 to June this year. Additionally, it was found that between November 2017 and January of the following year, he illegally filmed sex scenes three times without the consent of his then-girlfriend.
During the police investigation, Mr. A stated, “When I see a woman wearing a skirt, I have the urge to take pictures under the skirt.”
It was found that Mr. A had two previous convictions for sexual offenses, including illegal filming, and had been sentenced to probation and ordered to attend a sexual violence treatment program.