Arcade foul: Teens slam pervert caught filming skirts in Rayong mall

Two teenage girls issued a warning to others after a pervert filmed under their skirts while they played a basketball arcade game in a shopping mall in the eastern province of Rayong on September 9.

The 17 year old schoolgirls, B and C, gave an interview with Kom Chad Luek on September 12 about the incident. They explained that they had visited the shopping mall’s game arcade at around 7.30pm on September 9 and recorded themselves playing the basketball game.

The girls placed their mobile phones on a table behind them and played together. They intended to share the video on social media the next day and checked the footage. To their shock, they discovered a man in a grey work uniform filming under their skirts.

The man was seen walking behind them and secretly filming them using his mobile phone. He was unaware that his actions were being recorded by the phone behind him. The video clearly showed his face and his workplace could be identified from his uniform.

The girls revealed that they shared the video with their family members, who contacted the man’s employer. The company questioned the man and subsequently dismissed him.

The company informed the girls’ families that the man had a history of sexual harassment in the workplace. He reportedly filmed women in the company previously.

The girls said they did not report the matter to the police because the man already lost his job as a result of his actions.

In a related report, Bangkok police arrested a 50 year old Thai man in April for filming under women’s skirts. He confessed to the crime and blamed alcohol for his actions.

Another Thai man was arrested in October of last year for secretly filming under the skirts of women in various shopping malls and pedestrian bridges in Bangkok. Officers found more than 870 explicit videos of more than 430 victims on his mobile phone.