I'm a public employee, and a massage parlor says, 'Submit CCTV data to the police'...

Ms. A visited a massage parlor a few months ago, and yesterday she received a call from someone claiming to be from the parlor. The person on the other end of the line told her that she needed to submit CCTV footage to the police. Mr. A's heart sank. He works in the public sector, and his biggest fear is that his workplace will be notified of the police investigation. Mr. A asked the lawyer if his employer would be notified of a police investigation and what he should do if that happened. Even if you work for a public organization, your workplace will not be notified during the investigation phase. "It seems that the police are investigating the establishment for prostitution and identifying the entrants and exits through CCTV," said Kim Jae-heon, a veteran lawyer at a law firm. "In this case, you may initially be investigated as a reference, but depending on the content of your statement and the circumstances, you may be charged with prostitution." However, even if Ms. A is employed by a public institution, her workplace will not be notified at this stage of the investigation, lawyers say. "In the case of a public employee, the agency is not notified in principle until the outcome of the investigation is finalized, and the workplace is notified when a fine or higher is finalized, which can be grounds for discipline," said Yoo Sung-hyun, a lawyer at a law firm. "Therefore, it is important to take an early response to resolve the case by closing the internal investigation or dismissing the case," he added. "For certain professions, such as civil servants, there are regulations that allow the investigative agency to notify the head of the agency of the opening and closing of the investigation, but this is not the case for public institutions," said Oh Seung-yoon, a veteran lawyer at the law firm. It is quite unusual for a massage parlor to contact the police to submit CCTV footage... High likelihood of voice phishing "If the call comes from a business that is not a police station, it is likely to be a voicemail or threatening call asking for money under the guise of cracking down on sex trafficking," said Jeong Seung Jung, a lawyer at a law firm. "It is quite unusual for a massage parlor to contact a party about submitting CCTV footage to the police, so it is likely to be a voicemail," said Tong Oh Ki-chan, a lawyer at Law Firm Tong, adding, "There are public officials who have suffered significant financial losses in similar situations." "The CCTV is usually kept for 30 days, so if you haven't visited within 30 days, you shouldn't worry," said Baek Seo-joon, an attorney at Oen Law Firm. "They will most likely contact you again within one to two weeks and demand money, at which point you should sue them for attempted extortion."