Joseph David Ramon Moreaux (Courtesy MySpace.com) |
SIMI VALLEY -- A 28-year-old clerk at the "Family Christian Book Store" was arrested Sunday after authorities found a hidden camera in the store's restroom.
Joseph David Ramon Moreaux of Lancaster was arrested on charges of peeping with a recording device and issued a citation. He was later released.
Investigators say a female patron of the bookstore contacted the Simi Valley Police Department after she noticed what appeared to be a camera in the woman's bathroom.
Officers found a camera hidden in between boxes in the corner of the restroom, which was used by both men and women, police said.
They also found video on the recorder that showed Moreaux hiding the device.
He inadvertently recorded himself positioning the device, police said.
Police are now getting a search warrant for the bookstore.
They are trying to determine how long the camera had been placed in the restroom and how many victims there might be.
They are also asking anyone who shopped at the Simi Valley Family Christian Book Store, located at 2986 Cochran Street, to contact detectives at 583-6950 if they have any information linked to this investigation.
Joseph David Ramon Moreaux of Lancaster was arrested on charges of peeping with a recording device and issued a citation. He was later released.
Investigators say a female patron of the bookstore contacted the Simi Valley Police Department after she noticed what appeared to be a camera in the woman's bathroom.
Officers found a camera hidden in between boxes in the corner of the restroom, which was used by both men and women, police said.
They also found video on the recorder that showed Moreaux hiding the device.
He inadvertently recorded himself positioning the device, police said.
Police are now getting a search warrant for the bookstore.
They are trying to determine how long the camera had been placed in the restroom and how many victims there might be.
They are also asking anyone who shopped at the Simi Valley Family Christian Book Store, located at 2986 Cochran Street, to contact detectives at 583-6950 if they have any information linked to this investigation.
