TOKYO, Feb 14 (nextshark.com) - Police in Japan have uncovered a voyeurism ring of men who secretly photographed and filmed at least 10,000 women bathing in hot springs across the country over the past 30 years.

Police in Japan have uncovered a voyeurism ring of men who secretly photographed and filmed at least 10,000 women bathing in hot springs across the country over the past 30 years.

On Feb. 1, the Shizuoka Prefectural Police Life Security Division announced that the voyeurs had been taken into custody in connection with the uncovered case.

The ringleader was identified to be Karin Saito, 50.

He was arrested in December 2021 in Japan’s Hyogo prefecture and was charged for violating a nuisance prevention ordinance, a local law against illicit photography.

Saito reportedly admitted to secretly filming more than 10,000 women in more than 100 locations for over three decades.

He told investigators that he started participating in voyeurism at the age of 20 and that he has communicated with around 100 other voyeurs over the years. ...continue reading