Hundreds of Calgary women secretly photographed, posted to 'CanadaCreep' Twitter account

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Posted: Jun 13, 2017 1:01 PM MT

A Twitter account that amassed 17,000 followers by posting surreptitiously recorded images of Calgary women's clothed breasts, buttocks and genital areas — including videos filmed up women's skirts while they walked — has been suspended by the social media service.

The "CanadaCreep" account was active for almost a full year and had posted hundreds of photos and videos before Twitter shut it down on Tuesday morning, following numerous complaints.

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There were also numerous videos in which the camera operator follows women wearing dresses or skirts from behind until the women walk up stairs or there is another opportunity to put the camera low to the ground and point it upward, capturing images of their underwear.

That can qualify as a criminal act in Canada, where surreptitiously recording images up women's skirts where the victims have a "reasonable expectation of privacy" is punishable under the voyeurism section of the Criminal Code.

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http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/canadacreep-twitter-account-calgary-voyeurism-1.4158523