Man Charged in Upskirt Filming in Towson Safeway

A man who allegedly filmed up women’s skirts in Safeway is facing multiple charges, according to the Baltimore County Police Department.

The investigation began when a manager at the supermarket in the 1000 block of York Road in Towson reported that a man had been coming into the store and following women, then filming up their skirts or dresses, police said.

Police say they verified that at 1:30 p.m. on Monday, June 1, a man entered the store with a cell phone in hand; walked past a female and held his cell phone between her legs; then left and got into a Jeep Wrangler.

Detectives identified the man as David Wayne Sayler, 38, of Westminster, who allegedly admitted to and is charged with visual surveillance in a private place with prurient intent as well as drug possession and drug possession with the intent to distribute, according to police.

The drug charges came after detectives got a search warrant for the Jeep Wrangler and found bags of marijuana “packed in such a way that suggested that they were intended for distribution,” police reported.

Sayler works for the Baltimore County Department of Aging, police reported.

He has been suspended indefinitely without pay pending the outcome of the investigation, according to county spokeswoman Fronda Cohen.

Anyone with information about incidents involving David Wayne Sayler may contact police at 410-307-2020.

Photo courtesy of the Baltimore County Police Department.