Women out for a stroll at a busy farmer’s market found themselves starring in one man’s iPod video upskirt movies.
Erik Alvarado, 35, landed in jail after shooting video at least 15 women at Saturday’s downtown farmer’s market in Salt Lake city’s historic Pioneer Park.
A sharp-eyed shopper told a police officer that a man had “a mirror or something” inside his shoe, according to jail documents.
Police discovered that Alvarado was in fact walking around with an iPod Nano strapped to his shoe. Alvarado captured video with the Apple device by placing his foot under victim’s skirts.
Based on the nature of the video shots, his victims will be hard to identify but police plan to charge Alvarado just the same. He faces charges of 16 counts of voyeurism, a Class A misdemeanor in Utah that is punishable by up to 1 year in jail and a fine of up to $2,500.
“He just took an opportunity and we’re glad that we caught him,” said Pat Wilkinson of the Salt Lake City police department.
It’s not the first time the compact iPod Nano has found itself center stage for the tiny, handy video camera which shoots (640×480 video) placed on the back of the device.
Health club chain Life Time Fitness restricted use of the Nano in its 84 facilities in 19 states, saying that it fears gym goers may shoot videos of people working out or in locker rooms.
Via ABC, Deseret News
