A member of a north Peoria gym has been arrested and charged on suspicion of installing a small camera inside one of the building’s restrooms.
Cave Creek resident Michael Louis Wilson has been charged with one count of voyeurism and one count of surreptitious photographing, videotaping, filming or digitally recording, according to Maricopa County Justice Court. Both charges are Class 5 Felonies.
Court documents say that on or around Jan. 27, Wilson secretly recorded a woman without her consent in a restroom where she had a reasonable expectation of privacy.
The alleged incident happened at a gym near Happy Valley Road and Lake Pleasant Parkway.
Wilson was arrested Jan. 28 on suspicion of hiding the camera inside a diaper-changing station that recorded one of the gym’s employees. Then an employee noticed electrical tape sticking out from the station and discovered a mini spy camera attached with velcro, according to documents.
Footage from the device showed a suspect resembling Wilson setting up the device, and police said the gym’s security cameras and showed Wilson near the bathroom during the incident.
Business records showed Wilson as a member of the gym.
Police say they found two recording devices in Wilson’s home similar to the one found in the gym’s bathroom.
Philip Haldiman can be reached at phaldiman@iniusa.org, or on Twitter @philiphaldiman.
Meet Philip Haldiman is an award-winning journalist who most recently took first place for investigative reporting in 2023 from Arizona Newspapers Association. He joined Independent Newsmedia, Inc., USA, in 2015, covering Sun City West his first year. Since 2016, he has covered the city of Peoria. Prior to coming to INI, he was a reporter with The Arizona Republic for seven years, covering numerous cities throughout the Valley. Before that, he was a freelance writer.
Community: Haldiman spearheads the Peoria Independent Hometown Heroes Awards program, honoring local individuals and businesses that give back to the community. He has hosted local candidate forums over the years and is a member of the Society of Professional Journalists. Haldiman also served as a member of the Journalism Program Community Advisory Board at Glendale Community College. Outside journalism, Haldiman served as a member of the city of Peoria Complete Count Committee for the Census, 2019-2020. Lastly, he has served as a member of his HOA governing board since 2021.
Education: Arizona State University with a BA in Journalism and Mass Communications and a BA in Theater.
Random Fact: Haldiman is a fourth-generation Arizonan as well as wrote and produced an autobiographical comic book about his time spent in Hollywood and his life as a cult film star.
Hobbies: He enjoys hiking Arizona’s mountainous landscapes and is currently working on a play for the stage.
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