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Oak Park Man Accused of Filming up Women's Dresses

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An Oak Park man used a video camera to look up women's dresses while shopping during a Thursday Night Out event June 20, Oak Park police said. 

Christopher Meyer, 61, of the 1100 block of Erie, was charged with unauthorized video recording and live transmission. He was being held in lieu of bond. 

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.

The Sun-Times also reported that Meyer has been previously convicted of similar charges. Read the full Sun-Times report here. 

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