Crime & Safety
Man Accused of Filming Up Dresses to Undergo Mental Health Evaluation
An Oak Park man accused of filming up women's dresses earlier this summer will undergo a mental health evaluation, return to court Aug. 19.
A Cook County judge has ordered an Oak Park man accused of using a video camera to look up women's dresses at a Thursday Night Out event earlier this summer to undergo a mental health evaluation, the Sun-Times reported Tuesday.
Christopher Meyer, 61, of the 1100 block of Erie Avenue in Oak Park, was charged June 20 with unauthorized video recording and live transmission.
Like Oak Park-River Forest Patch on Facebook
Police said Meyer was acting suspiciously around women in the area and later found a mini camera attached to his shoe. A search warrant for his home was executed, and police said there was evidence found of videos being uploaded to the Internet.
According to Sun-Times Media, Meyer works at the Oak Park Animal Care League and was once the women’s volleyball coach at the Illinois Institute of Technology.
Meyer, who will undergo the evaluation at the request of his public defender, has been held on bond since his arrest and is scheduled to appear in court on Monday, Aug. 19, according to the Sun-Times.
Find out what's happening in Oak Park-River Forestwith free, real-time updates from Patch.
Get more local news delivered straight to your inbox. Sign up for free Patch newsletters and alerts.
