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| Spy cams allegedly used for live-streaming motel guests are displayed at the National Police Agency in Seoul, Wednesday. Yonhap |
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| Police say some lenses are tiny that they cannot be detected without technical help. Yonhap |
By Jung Min-ho
Two men have been arrested after allegedly using spy cameras to live-stream 1,600 guests staying at motels, police said Wednesday.
According to the National Police Agency, a court issued arrest warrants for a man, surnamed Park, 50, and his friend, surnamed Kim, 48, on charges of secretly live-streaming the motel guests on their website between Nov. 24 and March 3.
Police are also investigating two other people allegedly involved.
Park and Kim are suspected of installing cameras inside set-top boxes, hair dryers and other secret spots in 42 motel rooms in 10 cities, in Gyeongsang and Chungcheong provinces, and peeping into what was happening there.
Police said some lenses were tiny (1mm in diameter) that they were able to continue filming for more than three months without being detected.
The overseas-based website has more than 4,000 members.
Police believe the suspects made about 7 million won ($6,200) by selling the videos to some members.
Police are investigating whether any of the videos have been uploaded on other websites.
