Report: Voyeurs Using Phone Cameras To Snap Photos
POSTED: Tuesday, February 18, 2003
UPDATED: 11:32 am EST February 19,
2003
New cell phones with integrated digital cameras are being used by voyeurs to take unauthorized photos of people to be posted on pornographic Web sites, according to Local 6 News.
The easy-to-use phone cameras on the phones are reportedly taking the place of video cameras for voyeurs.The phones have already been taken inside gyms, health clubs, and bathrooms to capture people in compromising postions, Local 6 News reported.The images reportedly are then quickly e-mailed and posted on porn sites."There is a great potential for abuse there," Orange County Sheriff's Deputy Bernie Preshay said. "The individual who will do this has done it with video cameras and we've prosecuted several cases on that." 
A gym used by Scotland's top rugby players has banned mobile phone cameras after catching members taking sneak snapshots of naked men and boys, according to the report.Cell phone manufactuers say the phones are not meant for illegal use.Authorities said that the best way to protect yourself from voyeurs is to pay close attention to your surroundings.Voyeurism is a misdeamenor offense. The second offense is a felony charge punishable by up to five years in prison.Watch Local 6 News for more on this story.
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A gym used by Scotland's top rugby players has banned mobile phone cameras after catching members taking sneak snapshots of naked men and boys, according to the report.Cell phone manufactuers say the phones are not meant for illegal use.Authorities said that the best way to protect yourself from voyeurs is to pay close attention to your surroundings.Voyeurism is a misdeamenor offense. The second offense is a felony charge punishable by up to five years in prison.Watch Local 6 News for more on this story.Copyright 2007 by Internet Broadcasting Systems and Local6.com.
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