Post by spacejam on Nov 8, 2007 12:36:47 GMT -5
MOUNT DORA, Fla. -- A man with a camera phone kneeled behind a young girl at Wal-Mart, stuck his hand under her skirt and snapped a picture, but surveillance video snapped a few pictures of the suspect, as well.
The 13-year-old girl said she heard a noise that sounded like a camera click in the Wal-Mart store on US-441. It happened Saturday afternoon around 4:40pm. The guy was armed with a cell phone that takes photographs and he was following the young girl.
The store security video shows a man sneak up behind the 13-year-old girl in the deodorant aisle. He kneels down and reaches out with his camera' phone underneath the girl's skirt. The victim told police she felt something touch her inner thigh and she heard a click, the sound effect many cell phone cameras make.
"She turned around and saw a white male who looked at her and said, 'Thank you sweetheart,' and left that area of the store," explained Robbin Mayfield, Mount Dora Police Department.
Everyone who shops at the Wal-Mart is being watched. The surveillance and signs are everywhere. Detectives said Mount Dora is still a small place and they believe many people will recognize the suspect. At the same time, they're shocked this type of thing would happen there.
"If you have a 13-year-old daughter, you feel it's safe to let her go to the health and beauty section to pick out a brush or deodorant or whatever without her being violated," Mayfield said.
According to police, the suspect is around 5-foot-5, 180 pounds, bald with a buzz-cut around the sides and sunglasses propped on his head. If you recognize him, call the Mount Dora Police Department.
Even if the cell phone voyeur is caught, he may never go to jail. Video voyeurism is only a misdemeanor in Florida. Subsequent offenses could result in felony charges
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The 13-year-old girl said she heard a noise that sounded like a camera click in the Wal-Mart store on US-441. It happened Saturday afternoon around 4:40pm. The guy was armed with a cell phone that takes photographs and he was following the young girl.
The store security video shows a man sneak up behind the 13-year-old girl in the deodorant aisle. He kneels down and reaches out with his camera' phone underneath the girl's skirt. The victim told police she felt something touch her inner thigh and she heard a click, the sound effect many cell phone cameras make.
"She turned around and saw a white male who looked at her and said, 'Thank you sweetheart,' and left that area of the store," explained Robbin Mayfield, Mount Dora Police Department.
Everyone who shops at the Wal-Mart is being watched. The surveillance and signs are everywhere. Detectives said Mount Dora is still a small place and they believe many people will recognize the suspect. At the same time, they're shocked this type of thing would happen there.
"If you have a 13-year-old daughter, you feel it's safe to let her go to the health and beauty section to pick out a brush or deodorant or whatever without her being violated," Mayfield said.
According to police, the suspect is around 5-foot-5, 180 pounds, bald with a buzz-cut around the sides and sunglasses propped on his head. If you recognize him, call the Mount Dora Police Department.
Even if the cell phone voyeur is caught, he may never go to jail. Video voyeurism is only a misdemeanor in Florida. Subsequent offenses could result in felony charges
www.wftv.com/news/14513891/detail.html
ing sad.
