South Korea police put up fake 'spycam porn' to trap predators online

A campaign video by the South Korean police, disguised as ‘spycam porn’ has gone viral - being downloaded 26,000 times within just two weeks. 

In the video, a woman can be seen changing from a high angle, as if the video was recorded from a camera hidden in the ceiling. 

Just as the camera pans in, the woman turns around slowly, revealing the pallid features of a ghost. 

An on-screen message which reads, ‘Watching this woman filmed by a spycam, you could be the one driving her to suicide’, is flashed across the screen.  

Another message reading ‘Police are monitoring this website’ follows, administering a stern warning to possible offenders. 

Between Oct 17 and 30, the Busan police uploaded the video onto 23 file-sharing websites, where the circulation of illegal sexual images is often rampant. 

The campaign, ‘Stop Downloadkill’ has proved largely successful, with spycam porn on the websites falling by 11 percent during these two weeks, reports The Straits Times. 

A Busan Police official said that through the campaign, they hope to warn downloaders about the unlawful and damaging nature of such illegal content, adding:

“We wanted to let web users know that spreading and downloading illegal spycam videos online is a serious crime, which drives the victim to immense psychological suffering, and even suicidal thoughts.”