Marin Man Accused Of Peeping At Petaluma Graduation Party

NORTH BAY, CA — A Marin County man was arrested on suspicion of peeping after a GoPro camera was found hidden in a cat litter box at a high school graduation party in Petaluma, police said Friday.

The Petaluma Police Department was dispatched at 6:40 p.m. Tuesday to a home in East Petaluma where the resident was hosting a graduation party for their 17-year-old student.

"During the party, a GoPro camera was found discreetly hidden in a cat litter box in the bathroom," police said. "The camera had been recording for approximately 30 minutes prior to it being discovered."

No one at the party admitted they owned the camera, police said.

The camera was seized, and an investigation was initiated.

Petaluma police said detectives were reviewing the camera footage Wednesday when they saw the suspect, identified as Charles Korrell, 44, of Ross, recording himself as he placed the camera into the litter box.

After detectives confirmed Korrell is the homeowner's ex-husband and was at the graduation party, they obtained a warrant for his arrest.

Korrell was arrested Thursday morning in Corte Madera. He was booked into Marin County jail on suspicion of peeping and his bail was set at $15,000.

Detectives served a search warrant at Korrell's residence in Ross where they seized potential electronic evidence to process and further examine, police said.