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the case of the previous case, we secured evidence through the victim's active response, but it is not an easy task. What's more, even checking illegal footage of other victims often fails to properly investigate or punish them.
Reporter Jo Yoon-ha pointed out what was the problem.
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In 2019, the Supreme Court confirmed the lower court's acquittal of a man who illegally filmed on the subway.
At the time, this man was caught taking a picture of a boy sitting opposite, but photos of other female passengers in the past were found on the man's cell phone.
The investigative agency charged them with illegally taking the photos, but the court found them not guilty.
It is said that the photos of the additional women found were illegally collected by securing them without a separate confiscation warrant.
This means that it can be difficult to immediately seize and investigate illegal recordings found on mobile phones.
Cyber sex crime experts point out that the speed of the investigation is the key, as it is important to prevent the distribution or deletion of illegal footage.
[Kim Hye-jeong / Director of the Korea Sexual Violence Counseling Center: The issuance of a warrant, execution of the warrant, securing evidence, and tracking the route that may have been distributed to the cloud or other places other than cell phones and laptops should be fast.]
To prevent further damage, illegal filming Prompt deletion of . is important, but the court's action is not strict.
It is said that the order to delete other illegal filmed footage that has been additionally confirmed in addition to the evidence of the crime is left to the discretion of the judge.
Experts point out that, given the nature of the crime of illegal filming, the deletion order should be mandatory.
[Kim Hye-jeong / Director of the Korea Sexual Violence Counseling Center: There are courts that even order deletion while making a conviction, and there are courts that did not consider it very much. It is necessary to clearly state how to actually make it permanently deleted.] In addition to the
deletion order, there seems to be a need for an agency responsible for post-monitoring whether there is any possibility of further dissemination.
(Video coverage: Yang Doo-won, video editing: Lee Hong-myeong)
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