He Took 'Upskirt' Photos While She Washed Her Car: Cops

IRVINE, CA —A suspect who repeatedly dropped his phone around a woman while she was washing her car in Irvine is under arrest for taking inappropriate pictures with the device, police say.

Irvine cops are seeking additional victims who believe this suspect caught compromising pictures of them, as well.

Nathan Martin Haley, 45, of Portola Hills, was charged March 20 with a single misdemeanor count of "using a concealed recording device to photograph a woman without her consent," Irvine Police Department spokeswoman Kim Mohr said.

Irvine investigators suspect there may be more victims in Orange County, according to Mohr.

The woman reported the incident on July 31, 2018, telling authorities that a man had "used his phone to take pictures of her under her skirt at a car wash at 3080 Main St.," Kim Mohr of the Irvine Police Department said.

The woman accused Haley of "pretending to drop his phone" under her dress; she further alleged that he attempted again to place his phone on the ground near her as she vacuumed her car, Mohr said.

The woman took a picture of the suspect's blue Mini Cooper as he drove away and, with the car's license plate, police identified Haley as a suspect, Mohr said.

Detectives obtained a search warrant for Haley's phone, providing evidence of "this type of activity," Mohr said. "The victim has confirmed that Haley was the man she saw at the car wash."

Haley is scheduled to be arraigned June 11 in the Harbor Justice Center in Newport Beach. His attorney, Brian Gurwitz, declined comment.

Other potential victims or anyone with information is being asked to contact Detective Leticia Hernandez at 949-724-7245 or lhernandez@cityofirvine.org.

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