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Prosecutors charge ex-official for allegedly using hidden cameras in public restrooms

Published: 17 Apr. 2026, 16:47

A former official at the North Chungcheong Office of Education who installed a hidden camera in a restaurant restroom appeared in court for a warrant review on April 1 at the Cheongju District Court in North Chungcheong. [YONHAP]

A former public official has been detained by prosecutors for allegedly filming more than 40 people using hidden cameras in six locations, police said Friday.

Investigators found that between Jan. 3 and Feb. 25, a former senior supervisor official at the North Chungcheong Office of Education illegally filmed 41 people at locations including two restaurant restrooms, with 47 illicit recordings discovered on four small cameras used in the crimes.

Earlier, Yonhap News Agency reported that the senior supervisor installed a camera in a women’s dormitory at a training facility earlier this year and illegally filmed a colleague’s body over two days. The individual also filmed illegally for several days using the same method in a relative’s home bathroom.

Prosecutors detained and indicted the former official on Thursday on charges including filming using a camera and trespassing into multi-use facilities for sexual purposes in accordance with the Act on Special Cases Concerning the Punishment of Sexual Crimes.

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