Man fined B10,000 for taking upskirt photos

Man fined B10,000 for taking upskirt photos

Pongsak Kunawang, 35, who hid a mobile phone in a paper bag to take photos of a woman under her skirt, turns himself in to Khor Hong police station in Hat Yai district of Songkhla on Tuesday. (Photo by Assawin Pakkawan)
Pongsak Kunawang, 35, who hid a mobile phone in a paper bag to take photos of a woman under her skirt, turns himself in to Khor Hong police station in Hat Yai district of Songkhla on Tuesday. (Photo by Assawin Pakkawan)

SONGKHLA: A man who hid a mobile phone in a paper bag while taking upskirt photos at an agricultural fair held at a public university in Hat Yai has been fined 10,000 baht.

Pongsak Kunawang, 35, of Bang Klam district of this southern province, on Tuesday turned himself in to Khor Hong police station in Hat Yai district to hear charges.

His surrender came after a young woman visiting an agricultural fair at Hat Yai’s Prince of Songkhla University filed a complaint with police accusing the man of using a mobile phone to take photos under her skirt.

The man allegedly hid his phone in a paper bag with a hole at the bottom in order to take pictures under the victim's skirt. A passer-by noticed his actions, alerted the woman and took pictures of the suspect.

The woman then recounted the incident on her Facebook page on the night of Aug 11 to warn women of the danger.

Mr Pongsak handed over the mobile phone used in the incident to police. The SIM card had already been removed by a security guard at the fair.

The officers charged him with causing a nuisance, which carries a maximum fine of 10,000 baht.

Mr Pongsak confessed to the charges and paid the fine. He apologised to the woman for his action.

The woman forgave him and asked him not to do it again. She suggested that the man should go to see a doctor if he had a mental problem.

Mr Pongsak refused to answer journalists' questions. He earlier posted on his Facebook page that he took photos under the woman’s skirt under the influence of alcohol.

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