An Ex-University of Delaware doctorate student from Mexico was arrested after being accused of hiding cameras in women's restrooms on campus.
The suspect, identified as Javier Mendiola-Soto, 38, was charged with 21 counts of criminal violation.
Mendiola-Soto's alleged lechery came to light after a woman found a tiny camera hidden inside a tampon dispenser.
Suspected Peeping Tom: 38-year-old Javier Mendiola-Soto of Mexico has been arrested and charged with 21 counts of criminal violation of privacy for allegedly filming girl in campus bathrooms
Police say they confiscated 1,500 video files of women using the restroom from Mendiola-Soto.
'It is extremely disturbing that this crime was perpetrated against our community invading the privacy of so many women on and around this campus,' said University of Delaware President Patrick Harker
Police say that there are hundreds of victims and they hope that some of them will testify.
Campus security is already planning measures to ensure that a privacy breach such as this one does not happen again.
'It’s very discouraging. This was a really serious crime, not just for the victims and we have several, several victims, but for the University of Delaware community as a whole. You somewhat feel violated that somebody would do something heinous like this,' said the executive director of public and campus safety Skip Homiak.
When the 23,000 students return to school in the fall they will need to endure random security checks including checks of all restrooms.
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