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St. Pete Daycare Center Employee Accused Of Video Voyeurism

St. Petersburg Police have arrested a 30-year-old Ruskin man accused of using his cell phone to videotape co-workers in a bathroom.

Julin Nichols was charged with video voyeurism.
Julin Nichols was charged with video voyeurism. (St. Pete Police )

ST. PETERSBURG, FL — St. Petersburg Police have arrested a 30-year-old Ruskin man accused of using his cell phone to videotape co-workers in a daycare center bathroom reserved for employees.

Julin Nichols was charged with video voyeurism Monday after a co-worker at the Lew Early Learning Center, 901 34th St. S., St. Petersburg, noticed a phone taped under a bathroom sink with the lens pointed toward the toilet.

Detectives traced the phone to Nichols, who has worked in the daycare's cafeteria for about a month. Detectives have not determined how many employees were filmed.

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