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January 25, 2012

Manager arrested for recording changing employee

ROCKWALL — On Jan. 21, 2012 at approximately 1:44 p.m., The Rockwall Police Department received a call about a possible criminal offense of Improper Visual Recording at PaPa Murphy’s located in the 2400 Block of Ridge Road.  

Officers received a complaint that a female employee believed she had been photographed by her manager while changing for work in the employee dressing room. Officers also contacted the victim, an 18-year-old female who corroborated the complaint received by officers. The investigation revealed that the victim had been video taped with a cell phone owned by the suspect. The suspect was placed under arrest and booked into the Rockwall County Jail for Improper Visual Recording which is a State Jail Felony. 

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