Man with previous conviction for child pornography prosecuted for 2 years in jail, for taking voyeuristic films of over 1000 women with hidden camera that resembles rock

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  1. TRANSLATION:

    >A man was indicted for secretly filming women bathing in an open-air bath at a bathing facility in Yamagata City, Yamagata Prefecture, which the trial was held today.

    >The prosecutor pointed out that the man had stated that he had taken voyeuristic films of more than 1,000 people and asked for a two-year sentence on the grounds that there was a possibility of a reoffence.

    >The accused of violating Law Concerning Taking Photographs of Sexual Desire and Other Related Matters is an unemployed man from Koriyama City, Fukushima Prefecture.

    >According to the indictment, the man is accused of hiding in the mountains near a bathing facility in Yamagata City in May of this year and photographing 44 women, including those bathing and changing clothes, with a camera with a telephoto lens.

    >**Shocking “Number of People Secretly Filmed”**

    >During today’s trial, prosecutors pointed out that the man had a previous conviction for child pornography.

    >They also alleged that he entered the mountain posing as a climber and hid behind a camouflage net so as not to arouse suspicion.

    >The man has previously been charged with taking spy photos using a camera that resembles a rock.

    >Prosecutors also revealed that the man had repeatedly voyeuristically photographed people in bathing facilities and stated that he had filmed over 1,000 people.

    >In response, the man admitted to the indictment and said during questioning that he did it to satisfy his interest and intellectual curiosity about women.

    >**The sentence for the 1,000 voyeuristic films is as follows.**

    >The prosecutor’s requested a two-year prison sentence on the grounds that the man’s crime was “premeditated, habitual, and malicious,” and that “there is a high possibility that he will commit the crime again”.