No Criminal Suspicion Found in Alleged Hidden-Camera Case at Kaohsiung Beauty Clinic, Inspectors Face Criminal Complaint

Prosecutors have closed an investigation into suspected hidden cameras at Aileli Medical Beauty Group’s Bo’ai branch in Kaohsiung, saying they found no criminal suspicion. The case began after concerns emerged in May over possible pinhole surveillance at the clinic.

Police, prosecutors and health officials searched Aileli’s Xinxing and Bo’ai branches. At the Bo’ai location, health officials said they saw signs that recording equipment might have been removed from the ceiling of a second-floor observation room. They also documented surveillance cameras in several areas, including consultation rooms.

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No criminal suspicion was found.

The Qiaotou prosecutors’ office concluded last month that there was no evidence proving a surveillance camera had been installed in the observation-room ceiling. No consumers had filed complaints, prosecutors said, and the case was closed for lack of criminal evidence.

The Kaohsiung health bureau defended the inspectors’ actions and said public officials must report suspected crimes discovered while carrying out their duties. It said the inspectors’ records included photographs and floor plans, and that the prosecutors’ decision did not mean the inspection records were false or disprove the presence of cameras elsewhere in the clinic. The bureau will provide its full records for an investigation into the criminal complaint against the inspectors. It also said refunds required from the clinic involved overcharging and unauthorized fees, not the alleged recording equipment.

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A public official who learns of suspected crime while performing official duties has a duty to report it.