Red Bank Plumber Admits Videotaping Private Parts Of 27 Women, Girls

RED BANK, NJ — A Red Bank plumber has admitted to videotaping the intimate parts of multiple women and girls, some through “upskirting” and some at the victims’ homes, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond Santiago announced Tuesday.

Christopher Cox, 35, of Red Bank, pleaded guilty to three counts of invasion of privacy, two counts of endangering the welfare of a child, and eluding police before Monmouth County Superior Court Judge Joseph Oxley on Friday, Santiago said.

Cox, who was first arrested in 2022, took videos of 27 women and girls in 2022 and early 2023, the prosecutor said.

An investigation led to authorities seizing multiple digital video files from Cox, most depicting girls and women being filmed from below using a phone placed in a grocery basket, duffel bag, or other means, prosecutors said.

The videos were taken at supermarkets and box stores throughout Monmouth and Union counties.

In addition to videos taken at supermarkets and box stores, authorities also found that Cox videotaped himself rubbing his pelvic area on clients while in their homes. In one case, he exposed himself and performed a lewd act.

On Oct. 20, 2022, Cox was seen following female shoppers around the ShopRite on Shrewsbury Avenue and using his phone in a way that indicated he was recording them from behind.

About a week later, Cox was pulled over on Newman Springs Road in Red Bank. After initially obeying police and getting out of his vehicle, prosecutors said Cox got back in his SUV and sped away from the scene. Cox was later located in Little Silver and taken into custody without incident, Santiago said.

In April 2024, a Monmouth County grand jury returned a 67-count indictment against Cox.

The counts were later amended to encompass his crimes against all 27 known victims, Santiago said, a fact that Cox acknowledged during his plea hearing.

The sentencing for Cox’s case has been scheduled for Friday, Dec. 6.

At the sentencing hearing, prosecutors said the state will recommend a term of eight years in state prison, registration as a sex offender under Megan’s Law, and parole supervision for life.

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