JTBC 'Sageonbanjang' Story Report
Representative Confesses "Installed Today Out of Curiosity"
A perpetrator who installed a hidden camera in the women's restroom at a company and illegally filmed was revealed to be the company's CEO, causing shock.
On the 25th, JTBC's 'Case Manager' reported the story of Ms. A, a woman in her 30s who was the victim. On the 18th, while using the company restroom, she noticed suspicious marks on a black cylindrical air freshener. Upon closer inspection, she found a hole on the side of the container. Ms. A immediately opened the air freshener lid and was horrified. Inside the air freshener was a miniature camera, which was blinking a green light indicating it was recording. The camera was installed at an angle that would capture a woman's face when seated on the toilet and her lower body when standing, with an auxiliary battery attached at the bottom of the camera.
Hidden camera installed in the air freshener container in the company restroom[Image source=JTBC 'Case Officer' news footage capture]
Ms. A took her phone to document the evidence by taking photos of the situation. Before reporting to the police, she first informed the company CEO. When Ms. A showed the air freshener container and said, "This is not something to overlook. I will find out who installed this camera and report it to the police," the CEO responded, "Who on earth installed this? Can I take a look?" and began examining the camera. Suddenly, the CEO knelt down and apologized. He confessed, "I am truly sorry. I was nervous. I will dispose of it. I will delete the footage and pretend it never happened. I am sorry. Truly sorry," admitting that he had installed the camera. He also said, "Out of curiosity, I installed it for the first time today."
When Ms. A told the CEO to undergo police investigation and asked for the camera back, the CEO threw the camera toward the bushes outside the window. Ms. A then said, "I am leaving work now," and immediately reported to the police. However, when the police arrived, the CEO had already disappeared, and the camera could not be found. Later, the CEO admitted to the charges during the police investigation. The police are currently conducting a forensic analysis of the CEO's phone. The victim, Ms. A, quit the company she had worked at for two years due to this incident and is suffering from insomnia and severe stress.
Meanwhile, as the number of illegal filming cases detected daily has increased this year, the import value of miniature cameras has also risen. On the 21st, Park Seong-hoon, a member of the National Assembly's Planning and Finance Committee from the People Power Party, analyzed data received from the Korea Customs Service and found that the import value of miniature cameras from the beginning of this year until last month was $4.017 million (5.5 billion KRW), 34.3% higher than last year's annual import value of $2.99 million. By country of origin, Chinese products accounted for $5.902 million (8.1 billion KRW), making up 62.6%.
The National Police Agency announced that from the beginning of this year until September, there were 5,323 cases of illegal filming using cameras and other devices detected. This averages 19.4 cases per day, surpassing last year's 18.2 cases per day (6,626 cases annually) and 2022's 18.8 cases per day (6,865 cases).
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