Internet blamed in shoe-cam crimes, assailant free on $750 bail

Toronto Sun, 04sep96

Sneaky photographer charged ...

by Tom Godfrey

A retired high school shop teacher has been charged after
a man allegedly used a camera hidden in his size 12 shoe
to secretly videotape up the skirts of young women at the CNE.

Det. Mike Beauparlant said a man photographed up to 20 women
with his "shoe cam," which contained about seven hours of footage
when he was arrested at the CNE last Saturday night.

Beauparlant said investigators believe he got the idea from surfing
a voyeur news group on the Internet.

He ordered a $400 fibre optic lens and fastened it in a brogue shoe,
police allege.

The Oxford-style footwear contained a false front and two small screws
on the sole to which a bracket and lens were affixed.

"I've never seen anything like this in my 21 years on the force,"
Beauparlant said.  "This was ingenious."

Beauparlant said the body of the camera was hidden in a waist pouch
and connected to the lens on the shoe with wires that ran under a
man's pants and through his sock.

"He always photographed very attractive women in their 20s with short
skirts," added Det. Const. Mike Dicosola.

He said the man was detected by two couples who noticed him moving his
foot under the skirt of a woman.  They followed the man, held him and
called police.

Police ask women who feel they've been victimized to call 808-5289.

George Walter Campbell, 62, of Cornwall, has been charged with sexual
assault and mischief.  He returns to College Park court on Sept. 10.
He was released on $750 cash bail yesterday.

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Rebecca L Madden wrote:
> 
> it's three o four.
> I'm up.
> 
> Becky Madden
> #(412)-862-2934

Given the opportunity to construe something the wrong way, I will.
I take it this means we should call you now.

F Lengyel
flengyel@dorsai.org
http://www.dorsai.org/~flengyel
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> I believe that imagination is stronger than knowledge-
> That myth is more potent than history.
> I believe that dreams are more powerful than facts-
> That hope always triumphs over experience-
> That laughter is the only cure for grief.
> And I believe that love is stronger than death.
> 
>     -Robert Fulghum

On Wed, 4 Sep 1996, Declan McCullagh wrote:

 
> He said the man was detected by two couples who noticed him moving his
> foot under the skirt of a woman.  They followed the man, held him and
> called police.
> 
> Police ask women who feel they've been victimized to call 808-5289.
> 
> George Walter Campbell, 62, of Cornwall, has been charged with sexual
> assault and mischief.  He returns to College Park court on Sept. 10.
> He was released on $750 cash bail yesterday.
> 

Hrmm.. I can see how its _wrong_, but exactly how is looking under
somebodies skirt _assault_?

 --Deviant
"Obviously, a major malfunction has occurred."
                -- Steve Nesbitt, voice of Mission Control, January 28,
                   1986, as the shuttle Challenger exploded within view
                   of the grandstands.

On Wed, 4 Sep 1996, The Deviant wrote:
> 
> On Wed, 4 Sep 1996, Declan McCullagh wrote:
> > He said the man was detected by two couples who noticed him moving his
> > foot under the skirt of a woman.  They followed the man, held him and
> > called police.
> > 
> > Police ask women who feel they've been victimized to call 808-5289.
> > 
> > George Walter Campbell, 62, of Cornwall, has been charged with sexual
> > assault and mischief.  He returns to College Park court on Sept. 10.
> > He was released on $750 cash bail yesterday.
> > 
> 
> Hrmm.. I can see how its _wrong_, but exactly how is looking under
> somebodies skirt _assault_?

Why is this wrong? Information wants to be free!

More to the point, boys used to put mirrors on their shoes. Now they 
learn about shoecams on the Net.

Ah, to be young again.

-Declan

On Wed, 4 Sep 1996, Declan McCullagh wrote:

> > Hrmm.. I can see how its _wrong_, but exactly how is looking under
> > somebodies skirt _assault_?
> 
> Why is this wrong? Information wants to be free!
> 
> More to the point, boys used to put mirrors on their shoes. Now they 
> learn about shoecams on the Net.

    I'm working on some nanotech bots to take care of everything now.  
With a little more work I'm sure they'll be able to actually 
later reproduce the 'target' in life-like synthetics.  Uhh.. any 
investors interested? :)

                       ________________________________
                      [ Bruce M. - Feist Systems, Inc. ]
                       ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
     "Official estimates show that more than 120 countries have or are 
      developing [information warfare] capabilities." -GAO/AIMD-96-84
                         So, what is your excuse now?

it's three o four.
I'm up.

Becky Madden
#(412)-862-2934


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I believe that imagination is stronger than knowledge-
That myth is more potent than history.
I believe that dreams are more powerful than facts-
That hope always triumphs over experience-
That laughter is the only cure for grief.
And I believe that love is stronger than death.

    -Robert Fulghum