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South Korean Olympic athletes' villages have been under scrutiny for hidden cameras which have been installed apparently to take candid shots of female swimmers and athletes, sports officials said Monday.
The Korea Olympic Committee (KOC) said it conducted a search at the weekend through the restrooms and change rooms of South Korea's two state-run sports villages used by Olympic delegates and national teams.
The search followed a separate police investigation into an unnamed swimmer who is suspected of having taken candid shots with a secret camera installed in the female dressing room of a swimming pool from 2013 at an athletes' village in Jincheon, 88 kilometers (54 miles) south of Seoul.
The committee has launched an independent investigation, saying anyone involved in such ugly behaviors would be punished. Following its visual
check on Saturday, it plans to stage a second search Tuesday with radio locators.
Swimming coaches and facility managers would be questioned to see if they knew about the hidden cameras which provide for a jail term of fewer than five years or a fine of 10 million won (8,880 US dollars).
Aju News Lim Chang-won = cwlim34@ajunews.com
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Park Sae-jin
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