1,600 hotel guests were secretly filmed on cameras hidden in wall sockets

‘There was a similar case in the past where illegal cameras were installed in (hotels) and were consistently and secretly watched, but this is the first time the police caught where videos were broadcast live on the internet,’ police told CNN.

South Korea has been battling a growing epidemic of so-called ‘molka’ – spycam videos mostly showing women, having been secretly filmed by men in schools, toilets and offices.

‘Revenge porn’- videos taken of sexual relations without the partner’s consent – is believed to be equally widespread.

Thousands of women protested in Seoul last year on several occasions against the videos as part of the country’s growing #MeToo movement.