A University student was arrested last week for allegedly using a pen camera to spy on females in the shower room at a local gym.Terry Telschow, a kinesiology doctoral student of 279 Marilyn Drive in Baton Rouge, was arrested Thursday with the assistance of LSU Police and is charged with four counts of video voyeurism. Police believe Telschow placed a camera disguised as a pen in the women’s shower room at Anytime Fitness on Government Street where Telschow was employed, Baton Rouge Police Department spokesperson Sgt. Don Kelly said in a news release.A female customer at the gym noticed the camera in the women’s room earlier this month. The woman reported the camera to a staff member who police later determined to be Telschow, Kelly said.Telschow told the woman he checked the camera and found no files, so there was no purpose in contacting police. The woman then contacted police and gave the camera to BRPD investigators, Kelly said.BRPD Computer Crimes investigators recovered deleted video files from the device showing four unidentified women undressing as well as Telschow placing the camera in the shower room, Kelly said.Police apprehended Telschow on Thursday, and the investigation is ongoing, Kelly said.Investigators are using the gym’s photo membership database and entry-key records to identify the four women from the videos. Punishment for video voyeurism carries a sentence of one to five years of incarceration with a fine up to $5,000 if the victim is not a minor and the voyeurism is sexual in nature. Video voyeurism is a felony, and offenders must register as sex offenders.The penalty includes a sentence of two to 10 years incarceration with a fine up to $10,000 if the victim is a minor.–Contact Xerxes A. Wilson at [email protected]
Student arrested for video voyeurism
April 24, 2010