Man in Escondido 'Upskirt' Photos Case Pleads Guilty

ESCONDIDO, CA -- A man who was arrested in 2015 for taking illegal "upskirt" photos of women and girls at a local thrift shop has pled guilty to his crimes and is now expected to spend the next three decades behind bars.

Abdullah Sediqi was originally arrested in June 2015 by Escondido police officers after he was caught using his cell phone to illegally photograph unsuspecting females who were shopping at the Valley Thrift Store on East Valley Parkway.

The arrest led to an investigation that culminated in Sediqi being connected to several sex offense crimes after his cell phone was found to contain many photos containing pornographic images of children, some of whom appeared to be around 3 to 5 years of age.

California law specifically forbids the use of any type of video or camera equipment to secretly record under of through the clothing of another person without their consent.

Sediqi, who is now 66 years old, has pled guilty to five counts of P.C. 288(a)-Lewd Act with a child under 14 years old, and two counts of P.C. 647(j) (2)- Invasion of Privacy (recording under the clothing of another).

As a result of his guilty pleas, he was sentenced to 30 years in prison, Escondido Police said.

At the time of his arrest, Sediqi lived in San Diego, where his wife operated a child care center out of their home. When police searched the home, all daycare records were seized, as well as additional cell phones, computers and external hard drives.

Also seized was nearly 14 grams of cocaine, which was in possession of Abdullah's son, Roin Sediqi. The son was arrested and charged with drug offenses.

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