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the person involved responded that he was sued after checking into a hotel and found a negative review on the camera: awaiting the results of the investigation

2024-09-29

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on september 24, a netizen posted a video on a social media platform saying that when he and his partner checked into a hotel in qingshan district, baotou city, inner mongolia a month ago, they discovered a camera hidden in the air-conditioning ventilation duct, facing the bed in the bedroom. at that time, the two of them were wearing relatively revealing clothes, and they were suspected to have been photographed or even broadcast live.

"the case is still being investigated, and i have been exhausted mentally and physically because of this incident recently." on september 29, an elephant news reporter contacted the person involved in the video, xiaohua (pseudonym). according to her recollection, on august 25 this year, she and her boyfriend checked into a suite in a hotel in qingshan district, baotou city, inner mongolia. after the two had dinner in the living room, xiaohua went to the bathroom to wash clothes. her boyfriend was lying on the bed and looked up to find a the two people suspected that the black dots were cameras, so they contacted the hotel staff.

"both of us were wearing very little at the time and suspected that we were being photographed. when the hotel management came to check, he started to dismantle the camera without waiting for the police to come because the camera's cable was connected to the air conditioning cable and could not be removed. he waited until the police came to "it was demolished." xiaohua said that she and her boyfriend approached the hotel to solve the problem, but the hotel was only willing to provide a few check-in vouchers, so the two parties broke up.

according to xiaoxiang morning news: the day after the incident, xiaohua wrote about her experience in the hotel's comment area. shortly after, she was served with a civil complaint. the complaint provided by xiaohua shows that the hotel employees believed that the negative reviews she published and the accompanying photos and videos infringed on her right to portrait and reputation. she sued the court and requested that the comments taken on her mobile phone and published in the hotel be deleted. photos and videos of the district, an apology, and compensation of 10,000 yuan for losses, etc.

"we are very angry, because i am also very angry about this matter, so i have no choice but to post it online." xiaohua said that his private parts were filmed, and the whereabouts of the content were unknown, and the two of them were under great mental pressure. since the incident, xiaohua has been waiting for the results of the police investigation. however, one month after the incident happened, instead of waiting for the results of the police investigation, he waited for an indictment.

"i never thought that they would dare to do this. hotel employees sue the victims?" xiaohua has hired a lawyer to deal with the lawsuit. she hopes that the matter of being secretly photographed can be taken seriously and resolved as soon as possible. at the same time, she also hopes that the hotel can realize to one's own fault.

on september 26, the qingshan district public security bureau issued a police report saying: recently, it was reported on the internet that a camera was found in a hotel room in qingshan district, baotou city. after receiving the alarm, the wanqing road police station of the qingshan district public security bureau promptly filed a case and organized police forces to carry out visits, investigation, technical analysis and other work. currently, the case is under further investigation.

on september 29, a reporter from elephant news contacted the hotel. the staff said that the police were already handling the matter and it was not convenient to disclose the specific situation.

as of press time, the reporter contacted the wanqing road police station of the qingshan branch of the baotou city public security bureau many times, but no one answered.​​​