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Fri, March 31, 2023 | 08:25
'Water park video' suspect caught
'워터파크 몰카' 휴대전화 케이스에 달린 카메라로 찍었다
Posted : 2015-08-26 12:16
Updated : 2015-08-28 12:04
Jung Min-ho
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A suspect who allegedly recorded footage of naked women at water parks is taken to Yongin Dongbu Police Station in Yongin, Gyeonggi Province, Wednesday, for questioning. / Yonhap
A suspect who allegedly recorded footage of naked women at water parks is taken to Yongin Dongbu Police Station in Yongin, Gyeonggi Province, Wednesday, for questioning. / Yonhap

28-year-old admits to selling recorded footage


By Jung Min-ho

Police said Wednesday that they have arrested a woman suspected of having recorded videos of more than 100 naked women in water park shower rooms using a concealed camera.


The 28-year-old woman, surnamed Choi, has admitted that she recorded videos at a water park in Gangwon Province and three other places last year.

She said that she handed over the video files to an unidentified man, who offered her money for doing the job, said Yongin Dongbu Police Station.

One 10-minute video clip that she recorded titled, "Korean Water Park Shower Hidden Cam Videos Released," recently went viral, stoking fears of more secretly shot footage, especially among women.

Police said, in total, the four video files are 185 minutes long. They are investigating whether other files have also been released online.

During questioning, Choi said that she received 300,000 won to 600,000 won ($500) for each video file from the man who she met through an online chat site. Police are now searching for him.

Choi used a subminiature camera imported from Taiwan attached to a mobile phone cover to record the video files.

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She also allegedly shot video at three water parks in Gyeonggi and Gangwon provinces as well as more at an outdoor pool in Seoul from July to August last year.

After her video clip made headlines last week, Choi immediately traveled from Seoul to her hometown Gokseong in South Jeolla Province, to avoid the ensuing police investigation.

By then, police found her address after narrowing down a list of suspects to those who visited all four places within the period. Police also found a few seconds of video in which Choi's face appeared at the end of the video file.

However, before officers reached her house, Choi unexpectedly contacted the police, but not regarding the crimes she was alleged to have done.

According to police, her father learned of the video scandal after relatives told him about it. In anger, he allegedly beat her as he scolded his daughter. When Choi called the police, she accused her father of domestic violence.

Within 30 minutes, she was arrested.

Choi said she gave the subminiature camera back to the man along with the video files and denied that she distributed the files.

"Finding the man is our priority now. We believe he is the one that distributed the video," a police officer said.

This is the latest major crime involving concealed cameras.

According to the National Police Agency, the number of crimes involving such devices increased from 2,400 in 2012 to 6,623 last year.

Under the law, those taking or distributing photos or videos obtained from concealed cameras could face up to five years in prison or a maximum of 10 million won in fines. However, most offenders are fined, while few end up with prison sentences.




'워터파크 몰카' 휴대전화 케이스에 달린 카메라로 찍었다

워터파크 몰카' 동영상을 촬영한 20대 여성은 휴대전화 케이스에 달린 몰래카메라를 이용해 범행한 것으로 확인됐다.

    이 사건을 수사 중인 경기 용인동부경찰서는 26일 성폭력범죄의 처벌 등에 관한 특례법 위반 혐의로 긴급체포된 최모(27·여)씨를 조사하는 과정에서 동영상 촬영 수법을 확인했다며 이같이 밝혔다.

    최씨는 유흥업소 종업원으로 일하던 지난해 봄께 인터넷 채팅을 통해 알게된 남성 A씨로부터 '몰카를 찍어오면 건당 100만원씩 주겠다'는 제의를 받고 범행했다고 진술했다.

    그는 지난해 A씨로부터 대만에서 수입된 49만원(작년 기준)짜리 휴대전화 케이스 몰래카메라를 넘겨받아 같은해 7월 16일부터 8월 7일까지 국내 워터파크 3곳과 야외 수영장 1곳 등 4곳에서 여자 샤워실 내부를 촬영한 것으로 조사됐다.

    경찰 관계자는 '피의자는 A씨로부터 건당 100만원을 받기로 했지만 실제로는 30만∼60만원을 받았다고 진술했다'며 '아직 공범의 존재 여부도 정확히 확인된 것이 아니어서 수사를 계속하고 있다'고 말했다.

    경찰이 촬영 시점을 특정할 수 있었던 것은 수도권 모 워터파크에서 영상에 찍힌 한 여성이 올 1월 일산경찰서에 신고하면서 '지난해 7월 27일에 워터파크에 다녀왔다'고 진술했기 때문이다.

    해당 사건은 미제로 남아 있었다.

    경찰은 비슷한 시기 피해장소 4곳을 공통적으로 다녀간 여성을 추려 신용카드 이용내역 조사 등을 통해 최씨를 용의자로 특정했다.

    25일 오전 11시 최씨를 출국금지한 경찰은 오후 6시 30분께 전남 곡성에 있는 최씨 아버지 집 근처에서 잠복하다가 오후 9시께 아버지를 '가정폭력'으로 신고해 파출소서 조사를 받고 나오던 최씨를 오후 9시 25분께 긴급체포했다.

    최씨는 몰카 촬영자가 자신이라는 사실을 친척으로부터 들어 알게 된 아버지로부터 훈계를 듣던 중 폭행당하자 경찰에 가정폭력 신고를 했던 것으로 드러났다.

    최씨는 경찰에서 '작년에 생활비가 부족해 범행했다. 피해여성들에게 미안하게 생각한다'며 '휴대전화 케이스 몰래카메라는 촬영 후 A씨에게 돌려줬다'고 진술했다.

    경찰 관계자는 '몰카 동영상이 처음 언제 어느 사이트를 통해 유포됐는지는 확인되지 않았다'며 '공범 A씨의 신원을 파악하는데 수사력을 집중하고 있다'고 말했다.

    경찰은 보강 수사 후 최씨에 대해 구속영장을 신청할 방침이다.

    앞서 이달 중순께 해외에 서버를 둔 한 성인사이트를 통해 국내 워터파크 여자 샤워실 몰카 동영상이 유포되자, 용인 에버랜드 측은 지난 17일 유포자와 촬영자를 처벌해달라며 경찰에 신고했다.

    해당 사이트에 유포된 전체 길이 9분 41초, 9분 40초짜리 동영상 2개는 워터파크 내 여자 샤워실에서 촬영된 것으로, 여성들의 얼굴과 신체가 그대로 노출돼 있다.

    경찰 수사결과 최씨가 촬영한 것으로 확인된 영상은 총 185분 분량이다.

    용인동부서는 지난 20일 김경수 수사과장(경정)을 팀장으로, 사이버수사팀 6명과 경기지방경찰청 사이버수사대 소속 수사관 8명, 용인동부서 여성청소년수사팀 6명 등 21명으로 구성된 전담팀을 꾸려 수사를 진행해 왔다. (연합뉴스)
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