Man accused of putting hidden camera in girl’s bathroom

ST. JOSEPH COUNTY, Ind. – A male was arrested soon after he allegedly spied on a girl by placing a hidden digital camera in her rest room, in accordance to the possible trigger affidavit.

Sergio Fernandez, 43, was charged with just one depend of kid exploitation, a person count of voyeurism, and just one count of possession of baby pornography.

On December 15, 2020, a target and her mom went to the South Bend Police Office to report an allegation versus Fernandez that occurred at a residence on Parkwood Lane.

The target said that on December 14, she was utilizing Fernandez’s mobile telephone whilst performing research.

Whilst looking as a result of the cell phone, the sufferer observed what she considered to be pictures and/or movies of herself in her lavatory, in accordance to reports. The sufferer told investigators she does not history herself in the bathroom.

She also instructed investigators that she’s earlier caught Fernandez looking at her in the lavatory as a result of a crack/defect in the door frame, reviews stated.

A detective confirmed and photographed the crack in the doorway.

Fernandez allegedly denied generating or possessing inappropriate shots or videos of the victim.

A search warrant was granted for Fernandez’s cellular cellphone and Google account.

A electronic forensics report observed 13 video clips labeled as “deleted” from the Google account on December 15, the day the sufferer initial reported the allegations.

The movies were recovered by the St. Joseph County Cyber Crimes Unit.

Centered on observations of the victim’s lavatory, detectives confirmed the deleted videos appeared to have been made by a camera concealed between items on the victim’s toilet shelf, studies explained.

All the movies demonstrate the sufferer in her lavatory.

A person movie was built on Oct 3, 2020, 7 videos had been created on October 9, 2020, and five video clips ended up built on November 9, 2020.

Details on Fernandez’s mobile phone appeared to be the very same as what was observed on the Google account, reports mentioned.

Fernandez was arrested on Wednesday and is getting held at the St. Joseph County Jail on no bond.