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Derek Finlinson was reportedly a Mormon in Orem, Utah, who allegedly recorded a woman in a dressing room while she was changing clothes, Oct 2009.
Finlinson was convicted of voyeurism in June 2010.
Floodlit is seeking more information regarding Finlinson’s history in the LDS church.
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FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT – SPANISH FORK DISTRICT COURT
UTAH COUNTY, STATE OF UTAH
OREM CITY vs. DEREK C FINLINSON
CASE NUMBER 091201804 Other Misdemeanor
CHARGES
Charge 1 – 76-9-702.7(4) – VOYEURISM – Class A Misdemeanor
Offense Date: October 10, 2009
Plea: June 21, 2010 Guilty
Disposition: June 21, 2010 Guilty
SENTENCE JAIL
Based on the defendant’s conviction of VOYEURISM a Class A Misdemeanor, the defendant is sentenced to a term of 1year(s) The total time suspended for this charge is 1year(s).
ORDER OF PROBATION
The defendant is placed on probation for 12 month(s).
Probation is to be supervised by Court Probation.
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1. Peeping Tom arrested at Orem clothing store
OREM -- Police arrested a man Saturday for using the camera in his cell phone to secretly photograph a woman as she tried on clothes in the fitting room of a clothing store on 79 N. State St.
Woman sees camera while trying on clothes
Orem police Sgt. Craig Martinez said, "The victim was changing in the fitting rooms at DownEast--and they have coed fitting rooms there, and so men and women can pick their own stall--and in the stall next to her was the male suspect."
Peeping Tom arrested at Orem clothing storeThe woman told KSL on the phone she noticed a shirt on the floor in the next stall, and it looked like someone's keys were in it. She tried on several pairs of jeans, but noticed the man kept moving the object around in his shirt, and she suddenly was mortified to realize it was a camera lens.
She immediately told store employees, who called 911.
Derek Finlinson, 24, was arrested on misdemeanor charges of voyeurism and later released from custody.
He heard store employees calling police, and he was able to delete all of the images on his phone before they arrived. At this time, it's unclear how many people may have been victimized.
Warning from police about cell phone cameras
Police say everyone should realize that with cell phone cameras everywhere, and it can be easy for someone to violate your privacy without you ever knowing.
"Always be looking out for a phone or a camera," Martinez said. "It doesn't take much to stick a phone over a dressing room and get photos of someone. You've got to be aware of your surroundings, always be looking out. There are a lot of people out there who could be doing this. There are probably a lot of people doing this that we don't know about because they haven't been caught."
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2. Orem man arrested in video voyeurism
OREM — A woman got a rude surprise while trying on clothes over the weekend at a store in Orem.
Reaching down to move a shirt on the floor, she noticed a poorly concealed cell phone that police say was recording her undressing. The woman alerted employees of DownEast Home, 79 N. State, about 2:20 p.m. Saturday
When they called police, officers who were nearby quickly caught a man trying to flee from the neighboring stall in the unisex dressing room, according to Orem Police Sgt. Craig Martinez.
Derek Finlinson, 24, of Orem was booked into jail for investigation of misdemeanor voyeurism.
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