Crime & Safety
Montgomery Co. Man Filmed Women, Children Changing In Bathroom: Cops
Police said the man hid multiple cameras, one of which recorded his own family members.
ABINGTON TOWNSHIP, PA — A Montgomery County man hid cameras around multiple area homes to record women changing their clothes, including his own family members, police said.
David Lyons, of Abington Township, faces numerous charges in the case.
Lyons was originally arrested by the Beach Haven, New Jersey police on July 21, 2024 for recording a family member in an outdoor shower, authorities said.
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Further investigation led them to discover multiple other cameras and recordings, according to police.
One of them placed in the bathroom of a home on the 2200 block of Menlo Avenue in Abington, where Lyons recorded both a teen and an adult, police said.
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Lyons turned himself in to Abington police on Wednesday and is charged with felony sexual abuse of children, invasion of privacy, and producing obscene and other sexual materials. He was released on $10,000 bail and a preliminary hearing is forthcoming.
An investigation remains ongoing. If you have any information on Lyons related to the case, contact Detective Cindy Pettinato at (267)536-1198 or cpettinato@abingtonpa.gov.
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