[Pick] Principal installed 'illegal camera' in female employee's bathroom... 2 years imprisonment

An elementary school principal accused of secretly installing a camera in the bathroom of a female employee at her school has been sentenced to two years in prison.

A (57), a former elementary school principal, was confirmed on the 20th (today) that he did not appeal after his appeal was dismissed at the appeals court for violating the Act on Special Cases concerning the Punishment of Sexual Violence Crimes on the 22nd of last month.

The prosecution did not file an appeal within the period, and the judgment of the appeals court was confirmed.

The deadline for appeals (appeals and appeals) in criminal trials is 7 days from the date of sentencing.

In June, the court of appeals judged, "Although the accused is reflecting, considering the fact that this crime has damaged the respect and trust that members of society have in educators, we will not accept the defendant's claim that the sentence of the lower court is unfair." rejected the appeal.

A, who served as the principal of an elementary school in Anyang, Gyeonggi-do, was indicted on October 26-27, 2021 for entering the female faculty restroom and placing a toilet paper box with a small camera on the toilet.

A's crime was discovered when a faculty member who was trying to use the bathroom found it.

From June to October of the same year, Mr. A secretly filmed the body parts of faculty members, including fellow teachers, on his cell phone 21 times, and installed a small recorder in the office to record the conversations of faculty and staff without their consent 11 times. I am also charged.

At that time, the police who responded to the report were suspicious of Mr. A, who was passive in reporting even though he was a school administrator, so at the end of the interview, he confirmed the crime and made an emergency arrest.

The lower court of this case, held at Anyang Branch of the Suwon District Court on February 18, sentenced Mr. A to two years in prison and one year of suspension of qualifications.

(Photo = Yonhap News)