Couples Become Victims to South Korean Motel Spycam Porn

About a 1000 couples have fallen victim to a South Korean motel spycam. Their footages were live-streamed online for paying customers to watch. 42 rooms in 30 accomodations in 10 cities around South Korea have fallen prey in this scandal. The Seoul police have arrested two men and are questioning more in this regard.

The Cyber Investigation Department at the National Police Agency said the cameras were hidden inside digital TV boxes, wall sockets and hairdryer holders. The police said there have been similar cases in the past where illegal cameras were secretly installed. "They were consistently and secretly watched, but this is the first time the police caught where videos were broadcast live on the internet.

In regards to the latest incident, Police say the footage from the hotel rooms were livestreamed 24 hours a day to a subscription website with more than 4000 members. It was hosted on an overseas server. Its come to the fore that viewers paid $44 monthly supplement for access to 'exclusive content'. An official from the National Police Agency said 50 per cent of the victims are male. He said the gang earned 7 million won from the scheme.

South Korea is known for spy cameras and illicit filming. There were more than 6,400 cases of illegal filming in 2017, which were reported to the police. In 2018, thousands of women took to the streets of South Korea's cities to protest, raising the slogan 'My Life is Not Your Porn', against the practice and demanded legal action.