Man in His 50s Wearing Electronic Tracking Device Caught Illegally Filming Teenage Girls at Seoul Fireworks Festival

 
A man in his 50s wearing an electronic tracking device (electronic anklet) has been arrested by police for secretly filming the bodies of women at the Seoul World Fireworks Festival.

The Seoul Yeongdeungpo Police Station announced today (September 7) that it has booked and is investigating a man in his 50s, identified as A, on charges of violating the Act on Special Cases Concerning the Punishment, etc. of Sexual Crimes (filming using cameras or other devices).

A is accused of using his smartphone to secretly film the bodies of two teenage girls at around 4:40 PM on September 5 at Yeouido Hangang Park, where the Seoul World Fireworks Festival was taking place.

Police dispatched to the scene after receiving a report from a citizen arrested A on the spot.

At the time of his arrest, A was wearing an electronic anklet.

It was reported that A denied the charges during police questioning.

Police applied for an arrest warrant for A, but the prosecution rejected it.

Police plan to investigate whether A committed any additional crimes through forensic analysis of his mobile phone.

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