66-Year-Old Accused Of Taking Up-Skirt Pics On Metro-North: DA

HARRISON, NY — Prosecutors say a 66-year-old Connecticut man has been charged with taking "up-skirt" cellphone pictures of an unsuspecting passenger on a Metro-North commuter train.

Majid Hedayati was charged this week in Harrison Town Court with felony unlawful surveillance, Westchester County District Attorney Miriam Rocah announced on Thursday.

On September 23, Hedayati was traveling on the Metro-North Railroad from Grand Central Station to Stamford when he sat down across from a woman wearing a skirt and used his cellphone to take photos underneath the woman’s skirt, attempting to capture images of her genital area, prosecutors said. The victim’s friend, who was sitting directly next to the defendant, saw Hedayati taking the photos, confronted him and reported him to a conductor, according to charging documents.

On October 13, MTA police detained Hedayati at Grand Central Station following an investigation into the September incident.

Hedayati is scheduled to appear again in Harrison Town Court on December 14.

The case is being prosecuted by the Special Prosecutions Division Sex Crimes Bureau. Anyone who believes they may have been a victim or has further information on this case is asked to contact the Westchester County District Attorney’s Office at 914-995-TIPS (8477).