WILTON, W.Va. (AP) — A West Virginia dentist faces charges after police say a hidden camera was allegedly discovered in his office’s employee bathroom.
Dr. Jeremy Michael Crow turned himself in Monday at the Wilton Police Department. Police Chief Charlie Kush said in a news release that Crowe, 45, of Washington, Pennsylvania, was charged with 39 misdemeanor counts of invasion of privacy.
Calls to Crowe’s office went to voicemail Tuesday, and a message left for him was not immediately returned.
Crowe’s attorney, Robert McCoyd of Wheeling, said in a statement that after reviewing the charges, “we have concluded that the government’s case is thin soup at best. We are eager to test the prosecution in court.” evidence and look forward to his acquittal before a jury of his peers.
Crowe will continue his dental practice, the statement added.
Kush said an employee reported in May that a camera was found inside a water bottle in a bathroom used by staff in Crow’s office. During the course of the investigation, at least 10 female employees reported seeing the same device. Kush said there was no evidence that any cameras were installed in the office’s public bathrooms.
Crowe was released on $20,000 bail after his arraignment, a police statement said.
Wilton is about 35 miles (60 kilometers) west of Pittsburgh.
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