Man Secretly Videotaped Juveniles Undressing: Cops

MERRIMACK, NH - A local man has been arrested on a warrant for allegedly videotaping children at various stages of undress without their parents’ permission, according to police.

Thomas Herrmann, 52, of Joppa Road in Merrimack, was arrested on May 2, 2016, on six counts of privacy violations. He’s being held on $25,000 cash bail and is expected to be arraigned this morning.

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According to police, detectives began an investigation of Herrmann for “potentially videotaping individuals under the age of 18 years, without their parents’ consent.”

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Herrmann allegedly secretly placed video equipment in places that allowed him to view juveniles in various stages of undress, according to Lt. Denise I. Roy of the Merrimack Police Department.

“Investigators obtained a search warrant for Herrmann’s computer and video equipment for further inspection,” according to Roy, “however, it was learned through the investigation that there were at least six recordings of the juveniles.”

Herrmann was arrested yesterday, without incident, and held, according to police.

Roy stated that the investigation was ongoing. Officials did not release information about the location of the video equipment or whether or not anyone else was involved. However, Capt. Peter Albert did confirm that there were no other issues with recording equipment at this time and the situation had been rectified.