Kaohsiung Man Sentenced to 6 Months for Secretly Filming Female Colleagues Bathing in Gym
A man surnamed Song was sentenced to 6 months in prison by the district court for secretly filming female colleagues showering in a gym in Kaohsiung. He committed the act twice using a pinhole camera, causing severe emotional distress to the victims.
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(Central News Agency reporter Hong Xue-guang, Kaohsiung, 13th) A man surnamed Song, while working at a gym in Kaohsiung, twice set up a pinhole camera in the bathroom next to the swimming pool to secretly film female colleagues bathing. Considering his admission of guilt, the Qiaotou District Court sentenced him to 6 months in prison for unauthorized filming of others' sexual images, convertible to a fine, with the possibility of appeal.
The Qiaotou District Court judgment stated that Mr. Song, in January and March 2025, pre-set a hidden pinhole camera disguised as a water bottle in the bathroom next to the swimming pool of a gym in Zuoying District, Kaohsiung City, to record naked images of female colleagues while they were bathing. On the evening of March 30 of the same year, when Mr. Song went to retrieve the camera, he was discovered on the spot by a colleague who reported him to the police. The police subsequently seized the pinhole camera, SD card, and mobile phone as evidence.
During the trial at the Qiaotou District Court, Mr. Song admitted to his actions. The judge considered that the defendant, to satisfy his private desires, set up a pinhole camera to secretly film in a public place, severely infringing upon the victims' core sexual privacy in their private lives, causing them immense psychological pressure and trauma, and even making them afraid to go to public bathing facilities again.
The judge deliberated that although Mr. Song voluntarily admitted to the first act during the investigation, meeting the requirements for confession, his attitude after the crime was acceptable; however, the victims refused to accept mediation and requested severe punishment. Considering that no reconciliation was reached between the parties, it was deemed inappropriate to grant a suspended sentence. Therefore, he was sentenced to 6 months in prison for unauthorized filming of others' sexual images, convertible to a fine, with the possibility of appeal. (Editor: Zhang Ya-jing) 1150413
(Central News Agency reporter Hong Xue-guang, Kaohsiung, 13th) A man surnamed Song, while working at a gym in Kaohsiung, twice set up a pinhole camera in the bathroom next to the swimming pool to secretly film female colleagues bathing. Considering his admission of guilt, the Qiaotou District Court sentenced him to 6 months in prison for unauthorized filming of others' sexual images, convertible to a fine, with the possibility of appeal.
The Qiaotou District Court judgment stated that Mr. Song, in January and March 2025, pre-set a hidden pinhole camera disguised as a water bottle in the bathroom next to the swimming pool of a gym in Zuoying District, Kaohsiung City, to record naked images of female colleagues while they were bathing. On the evening of March 30 of the same year, when Mr. Song went to retrieve the camera, he was discovered on the spot by a colleague who reported him to the police. The police subsequently seized the pinhole camera, SD card, and mobile phone as evidence.
During the trial at the Qiaotou District Court, Mr. Song admitted to his actions. The judge considered that the defendant, to satisfy his private desires, set up a pinhole camera to secretly film in a public place, severely infringing upon the victims' core sexual privacy in their private lives, causing them immense psychological pressure and trauma, and even making them afraid to go to public bathing facilities again.
The judge deliberated that although Mr. Song voluntarily admitted to the first act during the investigation, meeting the requirements for confession, his attitude after the crime was acceptable; however, the victims refused to accept mediation and requested severe punishment. Considering that no reconciliation was reached between the parties, it was deemed inappropriate to grant a suspended sentence. Therefore, he was sentenced to 6 months in prison for unauthorized filming of others' sexual images, convertible to a fine, with the possibility of appeal. (Editor: Zhang Ya-jing) 1150413