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| The spycam suspect has been arrested on charges of secretly filming at least four women at a hospital in Suncheon, South Jeolla Province, police said. Korea Times file |
By Jung Min-ho
A victim of spycam videos, sexually explicit videos of people shot without their knowledge or consent, has been found dead in an apparent suicide ― just three months before her wedding.
According to police Tuesday, the woman, whose identity is being withheld, was found dead in the flower bed of her apartment at Suncheon in South Jeolla Province, Sept. 24.
She was an employee at the city's major hospital and one of four victims of a spycam set up by their male colleague, 38.
The suspect was arrested and fired after police found photos and videos of women taken in the locker room.
The victim's family told police she was planning to wed her boyfriend in January. They said she had suffered enormous trauma as a result of the alleged crime.
The three other victims received psychotherapy and still work at the hospital, an official said.
Korea has a serious problem with spycams and illicit filming. In 2017, more than 6,400 cases of illegal filming were reported to police, compared to about 1,300 in 2011.
The actual number is believed to be much higher. Many people are unaware that they have been filmed, while others are reluctant to report such crimes to police.
In March, police arrested two men on charges of filming about 1,600 people with spycams in dozens of motel rooms in cities across the country, with the footage live-streamed online for paying customers to watch.
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