Man Indicted for Covertly Filming Women, Spraying Capsaicin on Toilet Paper

By Danial Martinus • 09 Jun 2026 in News

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A 21-year-old man in Seoul, South Korea has been indicted for secretly filming women in a restroom and causing serious harm to a woman after spraying capsaicin on toilet paper in the stall she occupied.

According to the Seoul Central District Prosecutors’ Office, the man (identified only by his surname Kim) was indicted on 2 June for causing bodily injury and violating the Act on Special Cases Concerning the Punishment of Sexual Crimes.

Suspect is social service worker

Disturbingly, Kim is reportedly a social service worker, which makes this crime even more abhorrent considering how often his line of work exposes him to vulnerable people.

The man stands accused of spraying capsaicin, the chemical compound in chilli peppers that produces their spicy sensation, directly onto toilet paper on 26 April. A woman who used the restroom was subsequently injured after using said toilet paper.

He turned himself in two days later, leading to his immediate arrest.

Kim had reportedly entered the restroom seven times over a three-month period, installing hidden cameras to secretly film the women that used the facilities. He allegedly filmed four women while they used the restroom.

According to police, Kim had intially denied spraying capsaicin on the toilet paper, arguing it was actually the adhesive he had used to install the hidden cameras. However, an analysis of the toilet paper collected at the scene later confirmed it was indeed capsaicin.

For now, he remains in custody while investigations continue.

South Korea has a deep-rooted misogyny and “incel” problem

While cases like this might seem like outliers to some people, those familiar with South Korean social issues might not be surprised that such a thing has occurred at all.

The country has a longstanding problem regarding misogyny, and an ever-growing “incel” culture among young men who blame society (women in particular) for their own personal shortcomings, like the inability to form meaningful romantic relationships with the opposite sex, if at all.

The term “incel” is short for “involuntary celibate”. While the term itself doesn’t exclusively equate to misogynystic men, it’s often used to describe heterosexual males who view the opposite sex as inferior or the root cause of their social problems. These men view themselves as the victims.

In South Korea in particular, incel-related crimes often involve hidden camera voyeurism (like the case mentioned above), as well as non-consensual sexually explicit deepfakes.

Other related crimes involve cyberbullying, doxxing, stalking, physical violence, as well as “semen terrorism“, which is the act of secretly ejaculating on women’s personal belongings.

The problem is so widespread and inherent in South Korean culture, an ad for the iPhone Air had to be removed due to “gender sensitivities”. The ad in question featured a hand making a pinching gesture to signal the thinness of the iPhone Air.

The same gesture is often used to mock men with small genitalia in South Korea.

While South Korea has made strides in mitigating such crimes, there’s still a ways to go.

Women who don’t want to solely rely on the government to fix things have also adopted the 4B Movement, which collectively rejects the concepts of Boyfriend, Bed (sex), Bride (marriage), and Baby (childbirth).