Accused pedophile in New York secretly filmed hundreds of women and children in a public bathroom at a local park where he workedfederal prosecutors reported.
Likewise, the United States Attorney’s Office, Southern District of New York, explained that John Towers, 54, planted a hidden camera in the women’s bathroom at a public park in Putnam Countyofficials declined to release the name of the park.
An unidentified woman harshly criticized the authorities for refusing to recognize the park, saying she was “a nuisance.”
“What is the purpose of hiding that information from parents?” she said angrily.
“I feel we have a right to know,” he said.
The FBI did not explain why they got involved or whether they found and notified unsuspecting victims.
A separate tower He used the cameras that had been set up to capture “unruly men” and women using the bathroom.
“John Towers’ alleged disruptive behavior violated the public trust by placing hidden cameras in a public restroom and using them to capture sexual images of children,” said US Attorney Damian Williams. .
“As today’s arrest demonstrates, we will use all law enforcement tools at our disposal to investigate and prosecute those who are alleged to have sexually exploited children.”
Towers is said to have used an old phone and 10 “spy cameras” to capture nearly 800 clear videos of girls and women using the bathroom.according to the Manhattan federal complaint.
In addition, More than 6,000 photos and videos were found and uploaded to the internetthe complaint says.
These officers appeared Three of the spy cameras were designed to look like pens, while others looked like a battery, an antenna, and a small camera that looked like a button.
Towers transferred the records to a hard drive, prosecutors said, reports said The Fox News.
When they do the individual checks at the man’s house on May 19, Officers found computers and hard drives full of graphic images.
The term “yung” was misspelled in many of the files found, prosecutors said.
Towers, who worked at the park from 2004 until March this year, He was out on bail on charges of possession of child pornography when he was indicted on the federal charges.the agents explained.
He faces two counts of encouraging sexual performance with a child under the age of 17, three counts of possessing indecent sexual performance with a child and one count of endangering the welfare of a child.according to the documents.
Federal authorities think so The cameras were hidden in the bathroom from July 24, 2018 to December 9, 2019.
Towers is charged in the federal complaint with sexual exploitation of a minor, which carries a mandatory minimum sentence of 15 years in prison and a maximum sentence of 30 years, and possession of child pornography, at carries a maximum sentence of 20 years upon conviction. bars.
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