Police Crack Down On Spread Of Jung Joon Young's Hidden Camera Footage And Related Rumors Online

The police are undertaking an extensive crackdown on the spread of illegal hidden camera footage shared in Jung Joon Young’s chatrooms and rumors about the victims.

On March 19, the National Police Agency stated that they will take special measures to prevent secondary damages caused by the diffusion of illegally-taken footage and related false rumors on social media.

After the first reports of Jung Joon Young sharing illegal hidden camera footage in chatrooms, the phrase “Jung Joon Young’s videos” rose to the list of real-time most-searched phrases on Korean portal sites. A list of speculated victims also circulated online, causing several celebrities to deny any relation to the issue.

Under current law, spreading illegally-taken footage leads to a punishment of fewer than five years in prison and less than 30 million won (approximately $26,556) in fines, and spreading false rumors leads to a punishment of fewer than seven years in prison and less than 50 million won (approximately $44,260) in fines. The police clarified that simply uploading the video to a group chatroom or sending it to another person is also an action subject to punishment. Moreover, encouraging someone to upload the illegal footage can also be punished as incitement or aiding and abetting.

The police are actively cracking down on those spreading the hidden camera footage on pornographic sites, social media, and P2P file sharing sites by using a system that shows the uploader’s IP address and region.

A source from the National Police Agency stated, “Taking illegal camera footage and spreading false information are crimes that damage human dignity. We will be sure to arrest and take strict action against those uploading and spreading illegal footage and those creating and spreading false rumors related to the footage.”

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