A hidden camera detector was installed in the toilet of the Seoul Palace (5 photos)

In South Korea, there are a lot of conversations and scandals around the concept of "molka". Molka is illegal filming, usually of girls, and usually in places where they think they are alone - in the bedroom, in the toilet.





A security guard searches toilets in a shopping center for cameras, holding a detector

The phenomenon has swept the country so much that even the most famous actors have been caught producing molka. That's why the Seoul administration had to install a spy camera detection system in the toilets of Changgyeonggung Palace so that visitors would not be constantly nervous. These are ceiling temperature sensors that can detect hidden cameras in real time. And also monitors designed to detect attempts to film through partitions. The administration called it the most reliable monitoring system.



Women's protests against this phenomenon. And yet, why is it so widespread?

To prevent everyone from even trying to commit crimes, warning stickers were pasted everywhere. There are plans to expand this detection system to other rooms. Images taken by hidden cameras in changing rooms and public toilets are then uploaded to illegal websites, where men pay for access to them.





Here is this palace, the best tourist spots to rent a hanbok and take historical photos! A very popular place

Between 2013 and 2018, more than 30,000 cases of hidden camera filming were reported to the South Korean police. The real number is, of course, much higher, because most people never notice that they are being filmed. The recent huge scandal surrounding former K-pop idol Jung Joon Young highlights the widespread nature of the problem of illegal filming in South Korea.



Milk filmed through a motel door keyhole

Even the BBC made a film about this, “Burning Sun,” about how Jung Joon-young manipulated his victims and blackmailed them with milk so that they would not press charges against him. The public outcry led to some reforms, but did not move the needle in Korean society. According to statistics, prosecutors dropped 43.5 percent of digital sex crime cases in 2019. The pervasive nature of illegal filming has created an atmosphere of fear in South Korea, especially among women and girls in public places.



Here he is, Jung Joon Young, his sly and unrepentant look is immediately visible

To be honest, the last thing I would think about when heading to the toilet is that someone might need to install a hidden camera there. Who would even pay enough for such a thing to make it financially beneficial? The psychology of South Koreans is not very clear, why would they need paid access to such low-quality erotic content.