Tech crimes: Video Voyeurism on a Royal Caribbean cruise ship

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Video Voyeurism on the high seas

The following day, May 1, a passenger spotted the lens of the camera. And notified the Royal Caribbean crew. Security personnel removed the camera and located a memory card, on which they found hours of footage. Some victims were changing and were totally undressed on the recording. 

About 40 of them appeared to be minors, some as young as 4 or 5 years old, the complaint said.

But the video also showed the suspect setting up the camera and later adjusting its position so that it would focus on the toilet. 

Within hours security personnel on the ship interviewed the suspected passenger. And he admitted to placing the camera in the restroom.

Froias was charged with video voyeurism by recording an individual in a private area without their consent. And he was also charged with the attempted possession of child exploitation material. 

The Video Voyeurism Prevention Act of 2004 makes it a federal crime to secretly take photos or videos of people “for lascivious purposes on federal property.”