A police officer in charge has been arrested for attempting to illegally film in the ladies’ room.
Anyang Dongan Police Station in Gyeonggi-do announced on the 20th that it arrested a police officer from Seoul Police Station without detention on charges of violating the Special Case Law Concerning the Punishment of Sexual Assault Crimes (filming with a camera, etc.).
Police officer A is suspected of breaking into the women’s restroom on the first floor of a shopping mall in Anyang, Gyeonggi Province around 21:00 on the 11th and attempting to illegally film victim B’s body with the cell phone camera.
Police officer A’s crime was revealed when Mr B noticed something strange and looked up. Police officer A is known to have admitted to the charges after he was caught by the police who were sent after receiving a complaint.
She is said to work in the Women and Youth Division, which investigates sex crimes against women at the Seoul Police Station.
The police are investigating the details of police officer A’s cell phone, including digital forensics.
Oh Se-seong, Hankyung.com reporter sesung@hankyung.com
