Woman in Her 50s Investigated for Planting Eavesdropping Device Targeting Cha Eun-woo

Police are investigating a woman in her 50s on charges of illegally eavesdropping on singer and actor Cha Eun-woo.

The Seoul Yongsan Police Station announced today (the 18th) that it has booked and is investigating a woman in her 50s, identified as A, on charges of violating the Protection of Communications Secrets Act.

A is suspected of eavesdropping on conversations between Cha and his acquaintance by attaching listening devices under a table at a cafe in Yongsan-gu, Seoul, on two occasions last month.

A was reportedly caught by police while recovering the eavesdropping device she had installed on August 30.

Police are reportedly investigating whether there were any accomplices and how the eavesdropping device was obtained through smartphone forensics and other methods.

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