Cinerama employee accused of filming women in bathroom
A 20-year-old Cinerama employee was booked into jail after a moviegoer at the downtown Seattle theater discovered a video camera in the women's restroom.
According to police, investigators were able to catch the video voyeur because the man accidentally filmed himself setting up the camera.
Police were called to the Cinerama at 6:20 p.m. Saturday following a report that a woman had discovered the camera. According to police reports, the 24-year-old woman -- who was at the theater to watch "The Simpsons Movie" -- was moved to tears when she found out she was being filmed.
According to reports, the camera had recorded four women using the toilet.
A police officer showed the beginning of the tape to a theater manager, who identified the employee caught on film setting up the camera, according to reports. After being read his rights, police say, the man admitted to taping women at the restroom on one other occasion earlier this month.
Police spokeswoman Renee Witt said detectives plan to search the man's Seattle home for other videos.
"Once the detectives review this information, they're going to try to see if they can identify people who were on the tape," Witt said. "If anyone feels they may have been a victim of this, they can definitely call 911."
Cinerama spokesman Michael Nank said the theater is concerned about the allegations.
"We do take the safety and privacy of our clients seriously," Nank said.
Nank declined to discuss details of the case, saying it isn't appropriate to comment on the matter until all the facts are known.
The man was booked into King County Jail on suspicion of voyeurism. Bail had not been set Monday afternoon.
2 comments:
why is it that never happens to me?
i would LOVE to be taped doing my bid-ness in a stall.
i don't know why; i guess i'm strange like that...playing the victim and all.
I guess you just don't go to the right establishments. Like movie theaters, for example. And Chuck Berry's restaurants.
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