Illegal backpackers’ inn owner caught spying on women’s shower
Peeping Tom was caught in the act when a guest walked into the kitchen to find him peering through a hole in the wall into the adjacent bathroom
A man who ran an illegal backpackers’ inn in southwest China has been detained for spying on female guests as they took a shower, local media has reported.
The man, surnamed Liu, was given nine days’ detention on Thursday after he confessed to spying on the young women as they took a shower.
He was also given a 500 yuan (US$75) fine for operating the guest house near a railway station in Chengdu, the capital of Sichuan province, without police approval, Chengdu Business Daily reported.
The report said he was caught last month when a male guest found him lying on the floor in a kitchen next to a bathroom, peering through a hole in the wall.
Liu had initially denied the claims, saying the guest surnamed Gao was trying to frame him after a dispute over his bill.
But local police announced on Thursday that Liu had finally confessed to spying on his guests, many of whom were female students looking for a cheap place to stay.
