Hidden Camera Restroom Recordings At Restaurant Bring Criminal Charges

ALEXANDRIA, VA — An employee of Gustave Boulangerie in Del Ray has been charged with a dozen criminal counts after police said he was using a hidden-camera to record people in the restaurant’s employee restroom.

Joshua Hombrebueno, 20, of Oxon Hill, Maryland, was charged with three felony counts and nine misdemeanor counts of unlawful creation of an image of another, according to the Alexandria Police Department.

A mother and her 3-year-old daughter discovered an active iPhone camera concealed inside the employee bathroom vanity on Sept. 20, a police news release said. Detectives later recovered a recording depicting multiple victims, including both adults and children, who were unknowingly recorded while using the restroom.

A search warrant was executed on the device, and several victims were identified who said they wanted to press charges.

Hombrebueno turned himself in to authorities Wednesday, and the arrest warrant was served without incident, police said.

“This was a deeply troubling case involving serious violations of privacy,” said Tina Laguna, Alexandria Police Department assistant chief of police, Investigative Support Bureau. “Our detectives acted swiftly to identify victims and ensure accountability. We are grateful to the community members who came forward to assist with this investigation.”

Anyone with information in the case is urged to call the Alexandria Police Department non-emergency line at 703-746-4444 or email Detective Quint at Duglas.Quint@alexandriava.gov.

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