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2012-06-17 15:31

More women were likely videotaped in Sears dressing room, says lawyer



Female customers who shopped at a Sears store in North Hollywood, Calif., over the past three years may have been videotaped in the dressing rooms and restrooms, according to an attorney representing 25 women suing the retail chain.

The group is suing Sears and a former maintenance worker who allegedly videotaped them from 2009 to April 2012.

Michael Alder, the attorney for the plaintiffs, said an unknown number of female customers were also likely videotaped in the store during that period.

"There's a lot of people who were patrons and don't have any idea that they've been videotaped," Alder said.

Alejandro Gamiz, 27, a maintenance worker who worked at Sears for seven years, is accused of placing hidden cameras behind the walls of the store. He was arrested on April 12 for burglary and surreptitious filming of unsuspecting women by North Hollywood Area Sexual Assault detectives. Gamiz posted $20,000 bail and was released from custody.

The Los Angeles District Attorney's office is still reviewing the case and has not yet filed charges against Gamiz. Gamiz did not return a request for comment. (abc NEWS)





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백화점 여자 탈의실·화장실에 몰카.. 발칵

미국의 유명 백화점 체인인 시어즈 백화점의 한 매장에서 남자 직원이 여성을 겨냥해 몰래 카메라를 설치했다는 것이 확인되면서 파문이 확산되고 있다고 ABC 방송이 15일 보도했다.

사건은 캘리포니아의 노스 할리우드 소재한 매장에서 정비공 알레한드로 가미스(27)가 4월12일 여성 탈의실 및 화장실에 몰래 카메라를 설치했다는 혐의로 구속되면서 시작됐다.

당장 백화점 직원, 고객 등 25명은 가미스가 2009년부터 3년 동안 몰래 카메라를 이용해 자신들의 프라이버시를 침해했다며 시어즈와 가미스를 대상으로 소송을 제기했다. 원고중에 종업원은 16명이고 나머지는 어린이 4명을 포함한 백화점 고객이다.

가미스는 현재 2만 달러에 보석을 허락받았으며 검찰은 사건을 검토하고 있다며 가미스를 정식으로 기소하지는 않고 있다.


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