Man with Long Hair and Makeup Arrested for Illegally Filming Women in Locker Room for Two Hours

A man in his 20s has been arrested by police on charges of entering a women's locker room at a multi-use sports facility while wearing makeup and with his hair tied back, posing as a customer to illegally film users.

The Gyeonggi Suwon Jangan Police Station announced today (October 30) that it has booked and is investigating a man in his 20s, identified as A, without detention on charges of violating the Act on Special Cases Concerning the Punishment, etc. of Sexual Crimes (filming using cameras and other devices, and intrusion into public places for sexual purposes).

A is suspected of entering the women's locker room at a multi-use sports facility in Jangan-gu, Suwon, at around 7:00 PM on October 22, staying inside for about two hours, and secretly filming the bodies of female users with his mobile phone.

At the time of the crime, A reportedly had his long hair tied back and was wearing makeup.

Users who found A suspicious as he wandered around the locker room reported him to 112 at around 9:40 PM, and dispatching police officers arrested A at the scene as a flagrant offender 10 minutes later at around 9:50 PM.

Illegally filmed material shot that day was found on A's mobile phone at the time, and police stated that no circumstances indicating external distribution have been found so far.

A admitted to the charges during police questioning. After completing the initial investigation, police released A for now and are continuing the investigation without detention.

Police stated that specific details, such as the motive for the crime, are under investigation and cannot be disclosed.

Police are conducting a digital forensic analysis on A's confiscated mobile phone to investigate the exact scale of the damage and whether there are any additional offenses.

(Photo provided by Gyeonggi Nambu Provincial Police Agency, Yonhap News)
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