A doctor has been jailed for secretly installing spy cameras in bathroom air fresheners because he wanted to compare his ‘small pen!s’ with other men.
Yu Young Um, 34, secretly recorded over 24 people over the course of more than three years as they went to the toilet in a Scotland Airbnb and at staff accommodation.
The anaesthetist was found guilty of 23 charges in April following a trial at Glasgow Sheriff Court and jailed for 18 months on Thursday, the Crown Office said.
Prosecutors told how Yu Young Um installed the cameras at his property in the Hyland Area of Glasgow, which he had partially rented out.
It was only when one victim became suspicious after noticing two air fresheners which appeared to be facing the toilet and shower that the truth emerged, prosecutors said.
On closer inspection, hidden cameras were discovered inside the plastic containers, and a further search found a third device inside a smoke alarm.
The victim contacted police and the cameras were seized along with a mobile phone, laptop, and storage device which contained recordings of several people.
Yu Young Um was also found guilty of covertly filming people in private situations within staff accommodation at Dumfries and Galloway Royal Infirmary.
Fraser Gibson, procurator fiscal for Glasgow and Strathkelvin, said: ‘Ju Young Um carried out these invasive offences in a calculated and premeditated manner.
‘He abused a position of trust to significantly violate the privacy of numerous individuals for his own sexual gratification.
‘I give thanks to all those involved in securing this prosecution, which has held Um accountable while also protecting others from harm.
‘We will continue to take action against those responsible for this type of offending as we strive to keep the communities we serve safe.’
The offences took place between November 2020 and August 2024.
In his evidence, the convict said he was diagnosed with ‘suspected gigantism’ as a teenager which was ‘possibly’ why he had a ‘small penis’.
Yu Young Um will remain on licence for a further nine months once he is released from prison, during which time he will be subject to close monitoring and supervision.
His name has been added to the s£x offenders register for 10 years.
A total of 21 men and nine women, four of whom were doctors, were filmed by Yu Young Um, who was diagnosed as having a form of body dysmorphia following his arrest.
The 34-year-old initially recorded his first victim in secret through a window as he showered, using a mobile phone, but then decided to take things up a notch, attaching a camera to a smoke alarm of a fellow doctor’s bedroom.
One medic said he felt ‘shocked and betrayed’ at being filmed using the toilet at Yu Young Um’s home in Glasgow’s Hyndland area after going for dinner.
Another had nine recordings made of him showering and using the toilet over a three-month period.
Ju Young Um said he did not seek medical help until 20 years after being diagnosed with suspected gigantism. He was later suspended from his work as a doctor, with his lawyer telling the sentencing that his client was aware of the ‘harm and distress he has caused his victims’ and acknowledged his crimes were ‘morally wrong’.
Sheriff Owen Mullan told Ju Young Um his actions had met the threshold for a custodial sentence because of the ‘shock and distress suffered by victims’.
Detective Sergeant Cameron Gilchrist, of Police Scotland, said: ‘Ju Young Um now faces the consequences of his despicable and distressing actions.
‘Our thoughts remain with his victims who had their privacy violated. We hope that his sentencing will bring them some comfort.
‘S£xual crime, of any nature, is not to be tolerated and we will thoroughly investigate any reports made to us, no matter how much time has passed.
‘I would urge people to come forward and you can be assured of being fully supported by officers and our partner agencies.’
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