A 33-year-old man suspected of secretly putting a phone equipped with a camera inside a women’s restroom at a Fullerton park is also suspected of following a 12-year-old girl inside the restroom and recording her, prosecutors said on Thursday, July 27.
Jacob Anthony Arriola, of Fullerton, was charged Tuesday with possession of child pornography and using a concealed recording device to record someone without their consent, according to the Orange County District Attorney’s Office. He also faces charges of using a minor in the sale or distribution of obscene matter or production of pornography and placing a concealed camera to secretly videotape someone in partial dress and peeping.
On July 23, Arriola is suspected of following the 12-year-old victim into a women’s restroom at the park and recording the girl, authorities said. The victim noticed Arriola attempting to film her and notified her parents, who confronted the man and held him down until police arrived.
A wireless camera was found hidden in the restroom after Arriola’s arrest, authorities said.
It was not immediately clear what park this occurred at.
Arriola, who pleaded not guilty on Tuesday, faces a maximum sentence of three years in state prison if convicted of all counts.
“Pedophiles will stop at nothing to satiate their own indulgences – even brazenly recording a young girl at public restroom during the day, only a short distance away from parents,” Orange County District Attorney Todd Spitzer said in a statement on Thursday. “Thankfully, the girl immediately reported what had happened and adults intervened.”
Anyone with additional information on this case is asked to call Fullerton Police Detective [email protected] or 714-738-6759.
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