Local police in Ukraine have questioned a gynaecologist whose examinations of women appeared on an online pornography website. The police investigating the incidents are said to have found a small hidden camera within the doctor's office which is said to have filmed the examinations before they were posted online.
Dr. Vyacheslav Tripolko has thus far denied any knowledge of the secret camera or the distribution of the films and has instead said that other doctors might have placed the cameras there in order to frame him. He has not been detained or charged in relation to the films which police believe were distributed in order to obtain a financial profit.
Despite not being detained, the doctor is currently banned from carrying out any medical duties. A patient did however seem to jump to the doctor's defence and stated to reporters:
"Anyone could install that camera. It must be proved that it was Tripolko who installed it and passed on the videos."
Enquiries are ongoing as police attempt to ascertain who exactly was behind the crime. It is believed the investigation will now focus upon forensic evidence left on the camera and if any money was deposited into the doctor's account as a result of selling the pornography online.
Many countries have moved to ban pornography that involves individuals being filmed without consent, even if it is within a public arena. In South Korea, a major police investigation and public information campaign has been carried out over the last 2 years to tackle the scourge of hidden cameras that are often put in women's bathrooms and department store changing rooms. This also involves police monitoring users who frequent such sites. Around 6,000 incidents involving spy-cams were reported in the country in 2018, and thousands have been employed to monitor the distribution of these videos and to track-down and detain those placing the cameras.
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