Man Stole Private Images From Woman’s Phone In Devon: Police

DEVON, PA —A Delaware County man was arrested on charges of grabbing personal photographs and videos off of a woman’s cellphone, claiming that he just wanted to connect with the woman on social media, according to Tredyffrin Township police.

Justin S. Wilson, 32, of Clifton Heights, was arraigned Thursday before District Judge Thomas W. Tartaglio in Devon on charges of invasion of privacy, criminal use of a communication facility and related charges.

He remains free on $10,000 bail to await a preliminary hearing.

According to police:

• Wilson approached a victim on Sunday in Devon and engaged in casual conversation.
• Wilson then asked the woman to give him her phone to connect with her on social media, but instead, while he had the phone, Wilson accessed personal images and videos on the victim’s cell phone and sent them to himself via text message.
• Wilson is also charged for a similar incident in January in the King of Prussia Mall, Upper Merion.

Police said that they believe there may be other victims Wilson tricked into obtaining their phone images under similar circumstances who may be unaware these offenses occurred or unwilling to report them due to the sensitive nature of the complaint.

The investigation remains active.

Any person contacted by Wilson under similar circumstances who believes he or she may be a victim is encouraged to contact the law enforcement agency serving the area in which the incident occurred or Tredyffrin Detective Mike Cermignano at 610-408-3651 or MCermignano@Tredyffrin.org.