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An Arizona pastor has been indicted after allegedly utilizing a secret digital camera to document girls within the lavatory of his church.

Arturo Laguna, a religion chief on the Casa de Adoracion – in Phoenix – was taken into custody on November 6. He was accused of putting in the recording system within the lavatory in October. A grand jury indicted him on the fees this month and he’s scheduled to return to courtroom this week.

According to a police report, obtained by Fox 10, the digital camera was discovered by a girl after it fell out of a dryer within the lavatory the place she was altering her child’s diaper.

Detectives later obtained a screenshot exhibiting Laguna fixing the digital camera within the lavatory. He later admitted to putting in the system in October.

During a search of the digital camera’s SD card, officers discovered 4 brief movies of grownup females utilizing the lavatory, Fox 10 reported.

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Laguna has been charged with a number of counts of voyeurism, a felony in Arizona.

The fees stem from invading somebody’s privateness by recording or photographing with out their permission for sexual stimulation. Sentences can stretch as much as a few years in jail.

Laguna leads a largely immigrant church of about 100 followers in Phoenix and beforehand gave an interview to the Associated Press within the run-up to the presidential cycle. The interview through which he mentioned the affect of the Latino vote on the state, was performed in October.

Laguna stays in custody forward of his subsequent courtroom date, which is scheduled for January 8.

The Independent has contacted Phoenix police for extra data on the case.