Man secretly filming women’s feet in Swiss town and posting videos on porn sites

Police say no offence yet committed under Swiss law as online videos get thousands of views

Two women walk in high heels on the muddy ground after rain continues to fall during Royal Ascot on June 23, 2007 in Ascot, Berkshire, England (Getty Images)

A voyeur has been secretly filming women’s feet on his mobile phone and uploading the footage to a porn site in Switzerland.

The man, who goes under the online username “Khurer” has thousands of views on dozens of videos showing women’s feet in flip-flops and sandals.

His online profile gives his location in the city of Chur, Switzerland, and a local newspaper has placed the images at the local train station, supermarket and pharmacy among other everyday locations.

The videos mostly zoom in on feet and ankles but sometimes show women’s bodies and faces, the Südostschweiz newspaper reported, with more than 35,000 views on Khurer’s page so far.

Roman Rüegg, a spokesperson for the local police force, told The Independent Kantonspolizei Graubünden were aware of the apparent foot fetishists’ activities.

“According to our current information, no criminal offence has been committed,” he said.

“We will give the matter appropriate attention as part of normal investigations in the city of Chur.”

Under Swiss law, a person identified in public footage can pursue civil grievances under the data protection laws, but to do so they would need to be aware of being filmed and to identify the culprit.

But police have received no complaints from women so far, suggesting that “Khurer” has so far evaded detection.

Last year a man was prosecuted for secretly filming women in Aargau and posting the videos on a porn site, being fined 4,000 Swiss francs (£3,100) for libel and defamation according to local reports.

In the UK, voyeurism is a crime under the Sexual Offences Act 2003, offenders can be fined or jailed for up to two years for secretly observing or filming another victim for “sexual gratification”.