Chinese Culture University today said it would cooperate with police to conduct a thorough sweep of campus, after a news outlet reported that athletes were secretly recorded in a male dormitory.
Earlier in the day, the Chinese-language Mirror Media reported that student athletes, including pro basketball players, were secretly recorded as they showered in a dormitory at the school from 2016 to 2021.
Those filmed include Chinese Basketball Association player Nelson Lin (林秉聖) and New Taipei CTBC DEA player Zhou Cheng-rui (周承睿) with the Taiwan Professional Basketball League, the report said.
Photo from the Chinese Culture University Web site
The university said in a statement that it strongly condemns all acts of illicit filming and would work closely with the police to conduct thorough safety checks and patrols.
It also vowed to provide legal counsel and mental health support to victims, plus assistance to those seeking to bring charges against or request compensation from the perpetrator.
The filming allegedly took place in the bathrooms of the male dormitory inside the university’s Da Lun Building (大倫館) in Taipei’s Shilin District (士林), where someone installed a pinhole camera in the shower, the report said.
The Ministry of Education sent a letter to the university last month requesting it conduct a sweep, the university said.
The search was completed this month and did not turn up any illegal activity, it said, adding that it would nevertheless continue to work with police to ensure campus safety.
As the secret filming allegedly occurred between 2016 and 2021, the university said it was unable to confirm the exact content of the images or the equipment used.
Should further information come to light, the university said it would fully cooperate with prosecutors and investigators.
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