'I was humiliated': The continuing trauma of South Korea's spy cam victims

More than 30,000 cases of filming with the use of hidden cameras were reported to police between 2013 and 2018

Kyung-mi described him as an attentive, considerate boyfriend - until he filmed the couple having sex without her permission. Police received a tip-off about videos on his phone in 2019 and finally issued a warrant to seize it. They found he had secretly filmed images of 12 women, including Kyung-mi, and had shared them on a chatroom with his celebrity friends.A police spokesperson has also told the BBC that the officers involved in Kyung-mi's case are being investigated.Since Jung was jailed, Kyung-mi has received some support, but back in 2016 when she raised the alarm about his behaviour, few believed her.

The high-speed internet in South Korea allows the images to be quickly downloaded and shared, sometimes sold to online buyers.More than 30,000 cases of filming with the use of hidden cameras were reported to police in South Korea between 2013 and 2018. The BBC contacted the police in South Korea for a response and a spokesperson provided us with a full written statement which suggests they have taken a number of steps to address these issues.

found that the anguish caused by this crime was so severe it led to depression and suicidal thoughts.after being secretly filmed by a colleague in her workplace changing room."You can kill someone without using weapons," her father told me back in 2019. This can mean that abuse against women in certain parts of society is not taken as seriously as it should be and women are often expected to uphold certain standards and fit a stereotypical gender mould.I interviewed a woman in 2018 whose boyfriend had put a tiny spy camera in her bedroom. She said that when she told her parents, her mother blamed her for wearing "provocative clothes."Young women in particular are realising that they can speak out.

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