Moffitt researcher arrested for video voyeurism
Luis A. Froes Jr., 32
A Moffitt Cancer Center reseacher was arrested for using the camera on his phone to record another person showering at the Campus Recreation Center on Tuesday, University Police (UP) said.
According to the Tampa Bay Times, the victim heard a noise while taking a shower and looked down to see Luis A. Froes Jr.'s shand holding his cellphone under the stall wall with the camera recording. The victim stopped Froes from continuing to record and told police that Froes may have deleted the video.
Froes posted $2,000 bail Wednesday.
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