Suspected Covert Filming in Yilan Women's Bath; Family Alleges Hotel Negligence, Compensation Talks Stall
A man is suspected of attempting to covertly film in the women's public bath at a hotel in Yilan. The victim's family alleges negligence in the hotel's management and is demanding compensation. Negotiations have stalled due to a large discrepancy in the amount offered by the hotel and the amount requested.
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Central News Agency, Yilan, May 14 (Reporter Wang Chao-yu) - While a man surnamed Cheng's wife and sister-in-law were bathing at a hotel in Yilan, they were shocked to see a man push aside the door curtain and hold up a mobile phone, suspecting him of covert filming. Mr. Cheng believes the hotel was negligent and demanded compensation. Due to a large gap in the amount, the two parties failed to reach a consensus.
In a media interview, Mr. Cheng stated that his wife and sister-in-law went to the public bath on the basement level of the hotel on the morning of February 28. At the time of the incident, the two were wrapped in bath towels and chatting, and there were two other naked women in the pool. They noticed a shadow moving behind the door curtain, and then saw someone extend a mobile phone through the curtain.
Mr. Cheng said his wife first shouted to stop him, and his sister-in-law pushed aside the curtain to find a man, immediately grabbing him and not letting go. She notified hotel staff to come down from the first floor to assist. Police were alerted and arrived at the scene. Although a preliminary check of the phone found no secretly taken photos, it is suspected they may have been deleted during the struggle or uploaded to the cloud.
Mr. Cheng pointed out that the hotel's access control management has serious flaws. The men's bath requires a room key card, but the women's bath only uses a 6-digit password on paper, and the password has not been changed in four years. Anyone who knew the password could enter. There were also no staff on site to control access. After the incident, his wife developed depression, requires psychological counseling, and is unable to work normally.
Mr. Cheng said the hotel arranged to discuss compensation and offered NT$80,000. He felt this was an insult to the victims and demanded that the hotel should cover NT$200,000 in lawyer fees, half a year of his wife's psychological counseling costs, and lost wages. "I asked for NT$500,000 or NT$600,000, I forget," he said, expressing that the amount was negotiable.
The hotel issued a statement saying that it has been actively handling the incident of a male guest entering the female bath area. A dedicated person has been assigned to guard the area, and access is now controlled by this person. At the time of the incident, they immediately helped to stop the suspect and reported it to the police, accompanied the party to make a statement, and will continue to follow up on the case, awaiting a fair judgment from the court with the party involved.
The hotel pointed out that the family claimed the wife suffered psychological trauma that affected her work and life, and initially sought NT$2.5 million in compensation from the hotel. However, after "practical and reasonable" consideration, they indicated the amount could be lowered to NT$600,000. If both parties agreed to this amount, there would be no media disclosure or administrative complaint.
The hotel stated that due to the gap between the family's requested amount and the consolation money prepared by the hotel, it could only respect the family's claimed actions of media reporting, administrative complaints, and political intervention. It also reserves the right to take legal action against the family's false statements. (Editor: Li Hsi-chang) 1150514
In a media interview, Mr. Cheng stated that his wife and sister-in-law went to the public bath on the basement level of the hotel on the morning of February 28. At the time of the incident, the two were wrapped in bath towels and chatting, and there were two other naked women in the pool. They noticed a shadow moving behind the door curtain, and then saw someone extend a mobile phone through the curtain.
Mr. Cheng said his wife first shouted to stop him, and his sister-in-law pushed aside the curtain to find a man, immediately grabbing him and not letting go. She notified hotel staff to come down from the first floor to assist. Police were alerted and arrived at the scene. Although a preliminary check of the phone found no secretly taken photos, it is suspected they may have been deleted during the struggle or uploaded to the cloud.
Mr. Cheng pointed out that the hotel's access control management has serious flaws. The men's bath requires a room key card, but the women's bath only uses a 6-digit password on paper, and the password has not been changed in four years. Anyone who knew the password could enter. There were also no staff on site to control access. After the incident, his wife developed depression, requires psychological counseling, and is unable to work normally.
Mr. Cheng said the hotel arranged to discuss compensation and offered NT$80,000. He felt this was an insult to the victims and demanded that the hotel should cover NT$200,000 in lawyer fees, half a year of his wife's psychological counseling costs, and lost wages. "I asked for NT$500,000 or NT$600,000, I forget," he said, expressing that the amount was negotiable.
The hotel issued a statement saying that it has been actively handling the incident of a male guest entering the female bath area. A dedicated person has been assigned to guard the area, and access is now controlled by this person. At the time of the incident, they immediately helped to stop the suspect and reported it to the police, accompanied the party to make a statement, and will continue to follow up on the case, awaiting a fair judgment from the court with the party involved.
The hotel pointed out that the family claimed the wife suffered psychological trauma that affected her work and life, and initially sought NT$2.5 million in compensation from the hotel. However, after "practical and reasonable" consideration, they indicated the amount could be lowered to NT$600,000. If both parties agreed to this amount, there would be no media disclosure or administrative complaint.
The hotel stated that due to the gap between the family's requested amount and the consolation money prepared by the hotel, it could only respect the family's claimed actions of media reporting, administrative complaints, and political intervention. It also reserves the right to take legal action against the family's false statements. (Editor: Li Hsi-chang) 1150514