The cameras were rediscovered and the restrooms temporarily closed.

He then waited a month to reinstall the cameras in the same restrooms, according to court documents. Police said Vargas-Fernandez removed the cameras after his fellow employee discovered them. Security didn’t take the devices because they thought they played music or served as a battery backup for a soap dispenser, according to court documents. The employee also found a second camera in the bathroom next door and notified company security.

The employee said he felt “immediate fear” after spotting the lens on one of the cameras, realizing “his face was seen looking directly at it,” the documents said.Īfter he left the first restroom, he came across two colleagues and told them he thought there was a camera in the bathroom, and that “it was under the sink and it probably captured everyone with their pants down,” according to court records. Officers found 33 spy cameras, 22 solid-state drives and six hard drives with at least 20 terabytes of storage capacity after searching Vargas-Fernandez’s car and Lynnwood apartment.Ĭourt documents said one of the people caught on camera, a 17-year Expedia vanpool driver, discovered the hidden cameras - white boxes with cellphonelike devices attached to them with black Velcro - in two restrooms Dec. Investigators said at least 10 people were seen in the illegal footage and believe “several more victims have yet to be discovered.” 1 following a monthslong investigation.Īccording to court documents, Vargas-Fernandez placed spy cameras under the sink aimed at the toilet in two all-gender, single-use bathrooms at the Expedia office building between Dec. Seattle police arrested the former Expedia employee Feb. Marcelo Vargas-Fernandez, 42, is charged with four counts of first-degree voyeurism. A Lynnwood man is accused of installing hidden spy cameras in bathrooms at Seattle’s Expedia headquarters, according to King County prosecutors.

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