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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

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Wed Feb 14, 2024, 01:06 PM Feb 2024

Former employee charged with voyeurism after hidden cameras found in Expedia bathrooms [View all]

A former employee of travel giant Expedia Group Inc. (Nasdaq: EXPE) is facing four counts of voyeurism after hidden cameras were found in two Expedia bathrooms in both December and January.

Marcelo Vargas-Fernandez, a 42-year-old Lynnwood resident, was arrested on Feb. 1 after surveillance videos, eyewitness accounts and a search warrant led police to suspect he had placed hidden cameras under the sinks in the two bathrooms. His bond is set at $200,000.

"The defendant placed spy cameras specifically aimed at the toilet in all-gender single occupancy restrooms, allowing him to view the private use and genitalia of restroom users," Leesa Manion, the prosecuting attorney, wrote in a case summary filed Feb. 5 in King County Superior Court. "At the time of this filing, law enforcement has observed at least 10 distinct victims visible in the defendant’s illegal footage. It is reasonable to believe that several more victims have yet to be discovered, given the large volume of seized electronic evidence pending law enforcement review."

According to a probable cause affidavit from the Seattle Police Department, an Expedia employee first discovered the cameras in the two bathrooms on Dec. 4. The employee alerted security, which Expedia contracts through the firm Securitas. The cameras were gone the next day.

https://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/news/2024/02/13/expedia-voyeurism-hidden-cameras-spy-seattle.html

What a sweetheart.

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