Local police caught a man in his 40s secretly filming another man in the male restroom on Oct. 21 in Dong Seoul Bus Terminal, according to a report from The Herald Business, the sister paper of The Korea Herald Tuesday.

Seoul Gwangjin Police announced Monday that the suspect was arrested with the help of a 23-year-old male who reported seeing a suspicious looking man lurking in the men’s bathroom.

Recent rumors online have hinted at the likelihood of the second and third floor men’s restrooms being used by homosexuals to express their sexual fantasies.

Online commenters have further mentioned that homosexual persons initially connect through a mobile dating application called “Jack’d.” 

Recalling the rumors surrounding the men’s restroom, the young man reported seeing flashes from what he suspected was a smartphone and immediately called the police.

The suspect is charged with allegedly violating the Special Act on the Punishment of Sexual Assault Crimes, specifically using his smartphone to film. Police will be investigating whether the suspect had any partners in crime.

Reports of men being secretly filming is on the rise. Statistics from the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency showed that there had been 120 and 160 male victims in 2015 and 2016, respectively.

By Catherine Chung (cec82@heraldcorp.com)