<div class="container"><div class="row"><div class="col"><div class="article-detail-headline"><h1 class="article-detail_title" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">(World Today Thursday 21 March 2019)</span></h1><h1 class="article-detail_title" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">S Korea arrests two for spy cameras that livestreamed 1,600 motel guests</span></h1><h1 class="article-detail_title" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><img class="img-fluid bg-red" alt="A police officer demonstrates a subminiature spycam installed inside a wall which was used to film guests illicitly at a motel in Seoul, South Korea." src="https://img1.daumcdn.net/relay/cafe/original/?fname=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.todayonline.com%2Fsites%2Fdefault%2Ffiles%2Fstyles%2Fnew_app_article_detail%2Fpublic%2Fphotos%2F43_images%2F2019-03-21t095849z_22801380_rc122f8c9760_rtrmadp_3_southkorea-spycam.jpg%3Fitok%3DkjrHck-1" lazy="loaded"><strong><span style="font-size: 9pt;">A police officer demonstrates a subminiature spycam installed inside a wall </span></strong></span></h1><h1 class="article-detail_title" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong><span style="font-size: 9pt;">which was used to film guests illicitly at a motel in Seoul, South Korea. </span><span style="font-size: 9pt;">REUTERS</span></strong></span></h1></div></div></div></div><div class="container"><div class="row"><div class="col"><div class="article-detail-published-social article-detail_byline"><div class="row align-items-center"><div class="col"><div class="article-detail_bytime"><div class="article-detail_bylinepublish"><br></div><div class="article-detail_bylineupdate"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Updated 21 March, 2019</span></div><div class="article-detail_bylineupdate"><br></div><div class="article-detail_bylineupdate"><br></div></div></div><div class="atclear"></div></div></div></div></div></div><!----><!----><!----><div class="container"><div class="row"><div class="col"><div class="article-detail_body"><p><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;">SEOUL</span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> — South Korean police have arrested two men for using illegal spy cameras at motels to film and livestream videos of about 1,600 guests, raking in about 7 million won (S$8,355.40) over the past three months, police said on Wednesday (March 20).</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Illicit filming has surged in South Korea with growing use of mobile devices. Its pop music industry is reeling from a scandal over a </span><a href="https://www.todayonline.com/world/sex-lies-and-video-scandals-rock-k-pop-world he took secretly while having sex." target="_blank"><u><font color="#0066cc"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">celebrity's sharing of videos</span></font></u></a></p><aside class="today-ad-imu ad-imu1 ad-bg col" style="display: none;"><div id="div-gpt-ad-outstream" data-google-query-id="CPrg_9beleECFQFivQodJnAFKw"><div id="google_ads_iframe_/4654/Today_online/world/outstream_0__container__" style="border: 0pt currentColor; border-image: none;"><iframe name="google_ads_iframe_/4654/Today_online/world/outstream_0" width="640" height="360" title="3rd party ad content" id="google_ads_iframe_/4654/Today_online/world/outstream_0" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" style="border: 0px currentColor; border-image: none; vertical-align: bottom;" data-load-complete="true" data-google-container-id="l"></iframe></div></div></aside><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> </span><p><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Police said the two men they had arrested, and two other people, had posed as motel guests to secretly install the cameras, obtained online from overseas, in 42 rooms at 30 establishments around the country since August.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 11pt;">The footage from the cameras, hidden in television boxes, sockets and hair dryer holders, was broadcast live on a website, police said.</span></p><aside class="today-ad-imu ad-imu ad-bg"><div id="div-gpt-ad-imu0" data-google-query-id="CNWfidjeleECFQ7ZvQodZQ0Itg"><div id="google_ads_iframe_/4654/Today_online/world/imu0_0__container__" style="border: 0pt currentColor; border-image: none;"><iframe name="google_ads_iframe_/4654/Today_online/world/imu0_0" width="300" height="600" title="3rd party ad content" id="google_ads_iframe_/4654/Today_online/world/imu0_0" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" style="border: 0px currentColor; border-image: none; vertical-align: bottom; display: none;" data-load-complete="true" data-google-container-id="n"></iframe><br></div></div></aside><p><img width="2858" height="2062" class="media-image attr__typeof__foaf:Image img__fid__20315931 img__view_mode__media_original attr__format__media_original" style="width: 716px; height: 367px;" alt="" src="https://img1.daumcdn.net/relay/cafe/original/?fname=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.todayonline.com%2Fsites%2Fdefault%2Ffiles%2F2019-03-21t095853z_400054925_rc1111ae6ed0_rtrmadp_3_southkorea-spycam.jpg" typeof="foaf:Image"><br><sup><strong><font size="2">A police officer demonstrates a subminiature<span class="highlight" data-qa-component="highlight-text"> spycam </span>installed inside a wall, which was used to film guests illicitly at a motel in Seoul, South Korea. Photo: Reuters</font></strong></sup></p><p><br></p><p><span style="font-size: 11pt;">"It was the first case we caught where videos were broadcast live online," police said in a statement.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 11pt;">More than 6,600 cases of illicit filming were reported to police last year, or about a fifth of all sexual abuse cases investigated, up from 3.6 per cent in 2008, prosecutors have said.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Last year, tens of thousands of women took to the streets of Seoul, the capital, to protest against illicit videos and other forms of sexual abuse and violence, and to demand stricter punishment.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 11pt;">The law was amended last November to toughen penalties not only for illegal filming but also distributing images without consent, which could bring jail terms of up to five years or fines of up to 30 million won.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 11pt;">On Thursday, K-pop singer and television celebrity, </span><a href="https://www.todayonline.com/world/south-korean-k-pop-and-tv-star-jung-joon-young-sorry-sharing-sex-videos-filmed-without-womens, was arrested over accusations he shared his secret sex videos.." target="_blank"><u><font color="#0066cc"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Jung Joon-young</span></font></u></a></p><p><span style="font-size: 11pt;">In a statement, he admitted all of the charges against him. <strong>REUTERS</strong></span></p></div></div></div></div><!----><!----><div class="container"><div class="article-detail_relatedstories"><h2 class="section-header"><br></h2><h2 class="section-header">Related Stories</h2><div class="row"><div class="col-md-4 col-relatedstories"><div class="article-detail_relatedstories_item"><a href="https://www.todayonline.com/world/sex-lies-and-video-scandals-rock-k-pop-world"><h5><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Sex, lies and video: Scandals rock K-pop world</span></h5><h6><a href="https://www.todayonline.com/world/south-korean-k-pop-and-tv-star-jung-joon-young-sorry-sharing-sex-videos-filmed-without-womens"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">South Korean K-pop and TV star Jung Joon-young ‘sorry’ for sharing sex videos filmed without women’s consent</span><h6><a href="https://www.todayonline.com/singapore/explainer-how-scandal-involving-k-pop-star-seungri-causing-shockwaves-around-world"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Explainer: How a scandal involving K-pop star Seungri is causing shockwaves around the world</span></a><br></h6></a></h6></a></div></div></div></div></div><p><span style="font-size: 10pt;"></span><br></p>
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