Man Arrested in Nantou City Store for Alleged Voyeurism; Handed Over to Police by Clerk

(CNA, Nantou, May 17) A man was suspected of secretly filming in a second-hand store within a mall in Nantou City yesterday and was reported to the police after being discovered by a member of the public. Officers inspected the man's phone and other footage, confirming that a woman's private parts had been secretly filmed. The case has been transferred for prosecution on charges of offenses against sexual privacy and non-consensual sexual images. According to a video uploaded by a netizen to a social media platform, a store clerk is seen grabbing a man from behind inside the store, while a woman nearby shouts 'Call the police.' Chen Chun-hung, chief of the Nantou Police Station of the Nantou County Police Bureau's Nantou Precinct, said today that the voyeurism case occurred around 2 PM on the 16th. When officers arrived at the scene, after reviewing relevant surveillance footage and inspecting the man's phone, they found images confirming that a woman and her private parts had been secretly filmed. The man was taken back for investigation, and the entire case was transferred to the Nantou District Prosecutors Office for suspected violation of the Criminal Code's offenses against sexual privacy and non-consensual sexual images. Police stated that if the public discovers suspicious behavior or witnesses suspected voyeurism, they can call 110 to report it to the police for investigation. (Editor: Chen Jen-hua) 1150517