LAKE COUNTY, Fla. – A Lake County man faces even more charges now after “inappropriate photographs” were found on his computer’s hard drive earlier this year, according to the sheriff’s office.
In a release, deputies said they were asked to take over the investigation back in June by Leesburg police.
“Leesburg detectives explained that a work computer belonging to a local business had been in for repairs when suspicious material was located on its hard drive,” the release reads. “The material appeared to be inappropriate photographs of adults and adolescent girls.”
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The investigation led to even more materials being discovered on a cloud drive, which held videos of what appeared to be adolescent girls changing clothes and videos from inside a bathroom, deputies added.
Investigators said they eventually discovered that the videos were taken from a concealed camera inside a church bathroom and a room where adolescent girls were changing after a baptism service.
While investigators said they weren’t able to find any cameras during a search of that bathroom, they issued a search warrant for the home of the man who owned the computer — identified as Charles Lucas, 59, a longtime member of the church who served as a volunteer overseer.
Lucas was originally arrested in June and booked on charges of digital voyeurism, at least one of which involved a victim under 16 years old, deputies reported.
But on Tuesday, he was slapped with 21 more charges: 15 counts of digital voyeurism, and six counts of digital voyeurism involving a victim under 16 years of age.
As such, he was arrested again on Tuesday afternoon, though he was released later in the evening on bond of $67,500.
After Lucas’ initial arrest back in June, News 6 spoke exclusively with Administrative Pastor Melvin Davison at Heritage Community Church.
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At the time, church leaders told members they were cooperating with investigators and focused on supporting anyone who may have been affected.
“We’re being fully cooperative and our congregation, our staff, we’re just kind of heartbroken right now over everything that’s going on,” Davison explained.
Davison said Lucas had been part of the church since it was founded in 2008.
When asked what he would say to church members searching for answers, Davison said the church remains committed to its congregation.
“Anybody that’s been part of the Heritage Church community for any time knows our hearts, knows that we love them,” Davison said. “We will do anything and everything, especially to protect the next generation.”