A man arrested Nov. 9 by Greater Sudbury Police is accused of using his cellphone to record girls and women without their knowledge or consent while inside of a store on Falconbridge Road in Garson.
Police are asking anyone who think they might be victims, or who witnessed the behaviour, to contact them.
“Police were initially contacted by an employee of the store who witnessed this behaviour,” police said in a news release. “The man’s cellphone was retrieved and seized as part of the investigation. Multiple videos of the same nature were found on the cellphone.”
The videos were taken in September and October inside stores in Greater Sudbury, including Garson and New Sudbury. The 40-year old man has been arrested and charged with voyeurism. Police will not be releasing his name “to ensure unbiased witness statements and to protect the integrity of the investigation.”
Police believe the acts only occurred inside of the stores and there is no evidence to suggest anyone was followed out of a store – or that any recordings happened in any private areas, such as change rooms.
The man is a 40-year-old Caucasian, 5-foot-10, weighs 160 pounds, with an average build, short dark brown hair and a trimmed brown beard with grey spots.
“Through video surveillance footage captured inside of the store and located on the man’s phone, there are several potential victims whose identities are unknown at this time,” the release said.
“We are requesting that anyone who feels that they may have experienced this type of behaviour or have witnessed this sort of activity during the previously mentioned time period and involving the individual described above contact Det. Const. Cameron Kidder with the Criminal Investigations Division at 705-675-9171, ext. 2307.”
