Hidden cameras and pepper-laced toilet paper: Prosecutors seek 9 years

A Seoul prosecutor requested a nine-year prison term for a civil service worker accused of filming women with hidden cameras and lacing restroom toilet paper with capsaicin.

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The Seoul Central District Court and the Seoul High Court building in Seocho District, southern Seoul

Civil service worker faces 9 years in prison on Friday for hidden camera, capsaicin attacks in women's restroom.

Prosecutors have sought a nine-year prison sentence for the alternative military service worker accused of secretly filming women in a restroom and spraying capsaicin on toilet paper, injuring one victim.

Prosecutors asked the court to sentence Kim to nine years in prison on charges including assault during the final hearing on Friday at the Seoul Central District Court. The court is scheduled to deliver its verdict on Aug. 25.

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They also requested that he complete a sexual violence treatment program, be barred from employment for 10 years and be subject to public notification of his personal information.

Kim was indicted after allegedly spraying capsaicin on toilet paper in a women's restroom at a commercial building in Gwanak District, southern Seoul, on April 26, injuring a woman who used the restroom.

He is also accused of entering the same restroom seven times between January and April to install miniature hidden cameras and secretly film four women using the facilities.

"I am truly sorry to the victim," Kim said in his final statement. "I will spend the rest of my life reflecting on what I have done."


BY JUNG HYE-JEONG [[email protected]]

This article was originally written in Korean and translated by a bilingual reporter with the help of generative AI tools. It was then edited by a native English-speaking editor. All AI-assisted translations are reviewed and refined by our newsroom.

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