Man indicted for illegally filming sex with women

The Seoul Eastern District Prosecutors' Office indicted a 34-year-old man for filming sexual encounters with women at his home without their consent. / Gettyimagesbank

By Kim Hyun-bin

A man has been indicted for illegally filming his sexual encounters with dozens of women at his home for the past 10 years, the Seoul Eastern District Prosecutors' Office said Monday.

The prosecution said it indicted the man, surnamed Lee, 34, the son of a pharmaceutical company head, last Friday, following his arrest in mid-April.

He allegedly set up spy cameras all around his home, including hiding cameras in a light fixture and clock in the bedroom and restroom and filmed the women without their consent.

Lee's illegal acts surfaced after one woman reported them to police after discovering he had sex videos of her and other women on his computer.

Police confiscated Lee's laptop, cellphone, camera and other communication devices from his home and found the suspect has illegally filmed at least 34 women.

Lee admitted to the crime during police questioning but claimed he filmed the women so he could replay the videos for his own pleasure.

“We requested a digital forensic analysis from the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency, and found no signs that he distributed the footage to others,” a prosecutor said.