Arrest after secret recordings for « seducers » in Spain – Diepresse.com
The man had filmed talks with women without consent and put at least 239 of the videos online.
In the Catalan metropolis of Barcelona, a man was arrested who secretly recorded discussions with women on the street for an alleged “seducer course” on the Internet. The police announced on Thursday that they found 239 such secretly shot videos on the suspect’s online profile. In the conversations, the women gave private information prize such as their profession, their nationality and their daily jobs.
According to the man, the man had appealed to the women on the streets of Barcelona and apparently filmed the conversations with a hidden camera without their consent. He would be accused of violations of privacy and sexual attacks.
Material online
The videos often showed the faces of the women very clearly and were used as advertising material on the suspect’s homepage; There, users were able to pay 3,000 euros for an online course in « seductive techniques » and should then also receive further secret recordings.
The police started investigations in April after a woman had reported the suspect, who had tried twice to kiss her in the course of a conversation. Later, the woman discovered a video of the incident on the Internet, which had already been called up 700,000 times at the time. The suspect was arrested in May, but was released under conditions.
(APA/AFP)
