From FOX 4 News Dallas-Fort Worth · Carter Freemon · · 1m 20s
Denton barbershop owner charged in bathroom camera case
An employee found a phone lens pointed at the toilet, and police traced it back to the man who signed her paychecks.
In brief
An employee found a phone lens pointed at the toilet, and police traced it back to the man who signed her paychecks. The person who found the camera was the one who ended the case, she spotted the lens and called police the same day. Originally reported by FOX 4 News Dallas-Fort Worth.
A lens in the restroom
On August 3, a barbershop employee in Denton walked into the shop restroom and saw a camera lens aimed at the toilet area.
Her boss is accused
Police say the phone was placed there by Jose Luis Alvarez Williams, 37, the owner of the shop on the 700 block of S. Elm Street.
“Denton Police say Alvarez Williams is the owner of the barbershop.”
She called it in
The employee reported what she found to Denton PD the same day. Investigators concluded he placed the phone and recorded her.
He turned himself in
A warrant went out for invasive visual recording. On September 10, five weeks after the discovery, Alvarez Williams surrendered to Denton Police.
No record before this
Court records show no prior criminal history for Alvarez Williams. This arrest is his first.
“Records indicate Alvarez Williams had no prior criminal history before his arrest.”
What is still unknown
Police have not released the victim's name. Everything known about the case so far comes from the Denton Police Department.
The key point
The person who found the camera was the one who ended the case, she spotted the lens and called police the same day.
