Petrol station worker hid camera in women’s bathroom and took 150 videos, US cops say

The camera contained about 150 videos of women and girls using the bathroom, KY3 reported, citing police. — Photo by Jahongir ismoilov on Unsplash

A petrol station employee was arrested after a camera was found hidden in the women’s bathroom, according to Missouri authorities.

Police officers received a report of a possible hidden camera in the women’s bathroom of Casey’s General Store in Cabool on Jan 3, the Cabool Police Department said in a Thursday, Jan 12, news release.

Searching the bathroom, officers found a camera in a ceiling vent, the release said.

The camera contained about 150 videos of women and girls using the bathroom, KY3 reported, citing police. One video, however, showed a gas station employee using a phone app to adjust the camera angle, the Houston Herald reported.

The employee was identified as Patrick R. Pitcher, 32, of Hartville, officers said.

Pitcher was arrested on Jan 12 and faces five felony charges: sexual exploitation of a minor, possession of child pornography, invasion of privacy, possession of a controlled substance and unlawful use of a weapon, per the release.

Officers said Pitcher is being held at the Texas County Jail on a US$750,000 (RM3.32mil) bond.

An investigation is ongoing.

Cabool is about 235 miles south-east of Kansas City. – The Charlotte Observer/Tribune News Service