Social Service Worker Indicted and Detained for Spraying Capsaicin on Toilet Paper and Illegally Filming in Women’s Restroom

Entered Restroom Illegally Seven Times for Illegal Filming

Claimed It Was "Adhesive," But It Was Confirmed to Be Capsaicin

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A man in his 20s was indicted and detained for illegally filming in a women’s restroom at a shopping complex and spraying spicy capsaicin on toilet paper.

According to the legal community on June 8, the Seoul Central District Prosecutors’ Office’s Women and Children Crime Investigation Division 2 (Chief Prosecutor Park Jina) indicted Kim (21), a social service worker, on June 2 on charges of inflicting injury and violating the Sexual Violence Punishment Act.

Kim is accused of spraying capsaicin on toilet paper in a women’s restroom in a commercial building in Sillim-dong, Gwanak-gu, Seoul, on the afternoon of April 26, injuring one woman.

It is reported that around 9 p.m. on the same day, a woman used the toilet paper, and a report was filed immediately after stating that a woman was in pain. In response, the police collected the problematic toilet paper and began an investigation. Kim turned himself in on April 28, and the police took him into custody.

According to the investigation, Kim illegally entered the restroom seven times over a three-month period starting in January and installed miniature cameras, filming four women as they used the restroom.

During police questioning, Kim claimed that the substance on the toilet paper was “adhesive for camera installation,” but a forensic analysis by the National Forensic Service confirmed it was actually capsaicin.

The prosecution received the case from the police on May 26 and, through supplementary investigation including an analysis of Kim's navigation app search history, identified the specific times of his crimes. Kim was reportedly a former part-time worker at a shop located in the same building.

The prosecution determined the charges were clear, as the miniature camera seized at the crime scene contained footage of Kim installing the camera, and CCTV also captured Kim entering the restroom. He was therefore indicted and sent to trial.

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