In a recent operation, national police detained a 27-year-old man who was found hiding in the women’s restroom of a well-known Valencia shopping center. Security footage from the Campanar district shows that the suspect, while the mall was active, spent about 44 minutes inside the facility, raising concerns about privacy violations. In total, authorities say the man recorded 70 clips containing sexual content involving women who used the restroom during that period.
Law enforcement also examined the suspect’s mobile device. It is alleged that the recordings were created to perform a thorough review to locate files stored on the device and any that might have been deleted. Investigators are evaluating whether similar actions occurred in the days leading up to the arrest.
The arrest happened shortly before eight in the evening, after three teenagers alerted private security about a man inside the women’s restroom making obscene gestures while holding a mobile phone. Police from the national force arrived at the shopping center in Campanar and confirmed that security personnel had detained the individual. After interviewing the victims and corroborating the events, officers proceeded with the arrest on grounds of privacy violations.
The alleged offender was identified by several minors who notified the center’s security team.
The detained 27-year-old Romanian national has since been brought to a judicial facility and released on charges, with investigations ongoing into 70 confirmed recordings that are believed to constitute exhibitionism and privacy offenses. A deeper examination of the seized mobile device contents is underway to determine the full extent of the activity.
No prior incidents of this nature have been documented in the available records
Officials cited by the reporting newspaper indicate that the suspect does have a criminal history, though the current allegations are what prompted the latest legal action. Ongoing inquiries aim to establish the exact number of victims inadvertently captured in the restroom and to identify any other possible recordings from the same period.