Digital Forensics Dispatch

Hidden Shoe Camera? Restaurant Owner Sued for “Up-Skirt” Videos

March 4, 2021

Recently, WBBM News Radio reported on a suit being brought against Micheal Papandrea, a 59 year old restaurateur in Frankfort Illinois. The case was brought by eight of his female employees, including one 14 year old, and alleges that Papandrea had secretly been filming them from under their skirts while they worked at his three restaurants. Skirts or dresses were apparently required attire for female staff.

This civil case comes on the heels of an investigation and eventually a raid in March of 2020 where Illinois State Police charged Papandrea with “up-skirting” using what was described as “a camera on his shoe that shot the unauthorized video.” A digital forensic expert has been hired to assist in this new civil matter. The expert was provided access to Papandrea’s equipment for analysis. Reports indicate that deleted videos were recovered and estimate that potentially 500 more females may have been filmed without their knowledge both at Papandrea’s restaurants and other public places.

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