Man in His 50s Wearing Electronic Ankle Monitor Arrested at Yeouido Fireworks Festival for Allegedly Secretly Filming Teenage Girl

[Financial News] A man in his 50s was arrested by police for allegedly secretly filming teenage girls at the Seoul International Fireworks Festival.
According to police on the 7th, Seoul Yeongdeungpo Police Station has booked and is investigating a man in his 50s, identified by his surname initial A, on suspicion of violating the Sexual Violence Punishment Act by filming with a camera or other device.
A is accused of secretly filming the bodies of two teenage girls with his cellphone at around 4:40 p.m. on the 5th at Yeouido Hangang Park in Seoul, where the Seoul International Fireworks Festival was being held.
Police dispatched after receiving a report from a member of the public at the scene arrested A in the act. At the time, he was wearing an electronic ankle monitor, officially known as an electronic location-tracking device.
A reportedly denied the allegations during police questioning.
Police sought a detention warrant for A, but prosecutors returned the request, citing the need to supplement the evidence, among other reasons. Police plan to investigate whether A committed additional offenses through a forensic examination of his cellphone.
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