According to the Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office, a repairman working at an I-Fix store in Florida has been accused of making copies of “explicit videos” for himself on a customer’s phone.
A mechanic fixing an iPhone for a woman in Florida I found an “explicit video” In her files, she made a copy for herself, according to the Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office.
On Monday, Dec. 19, he was arrested after a woman discovered a mysterious outgoing text on her phone with a video attached, the sheriff’s office said in a news release.
Investigators say the video was copied after she brought the phone to an I-Fix store in Port Charlotte. Port His Charlotte is about 100 miles south of Tampa.
“In the meantime, the individual viewed his personal files and discovered that explicit videos of the victim were stored on the device. The individual then texted the files to his mobile phone.” said the official.
“The next day, the victim found the messages sent and realized the video had also been removed from the device, which prompted her to contact the Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office to report it. .”
Investigators tracked down the mysterious text to a 28-year-old I-Fix employee, officials said.
The employee had investigators search his phone, but the video was found in a “hidden folder” along with “several others of the same type.”
The sheriff’s office said, “File information in the video reveals that it was stored while the victim left the phone at the store on the same day the victim brought the phone in for repair. became,” he said. .
“Investigators[confirmed]that files were sent to[his]phone number from the victim’s phone number on the date and time the victim’s device was sent for repair.”
The suspect, who lives in Northport, has been charged with unauthorized access to computers and electronic devices, officials said. He was released on his $5,000 bail, records show.
Charlotte County Sheriff Bill Plummer said, “When you engage in corporate services, you expect trust that the job is done and your privacy is protected.
“I recommend being careful with personal files stored on electronic devices, because once you’re outside, you never know how far you’ll go.”
