Crime & Safety
'Upskirting' Broomall Man Convicted On All Charges
He was charged in October last year for taking photos and videos of women in public restrooms at Villanova University and a CVS Pharmacy.
BROOMALL, PA – A Broomall man and former Villanova student has been convicted of taking "upskirt" photos and videos of women and young girls who were in public restrooms.
Vincent Kane, 19, of Broomall, was convicted Monday in a Delaware County court of all charges filed against him in the case.
Those charges include invasion of privacy, child pornography, criminal use of a communications facility, and more.
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Kane will be sentenced on Jan. 18, court records show.
Magisterial District Judge James Bradley ordered Kane to report to the Delaware County jail on Dec. 27.
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Kane took videos and photos of individuals using a hidden cellphone camera in public areas and restrooms,
including on the campus of Villanova University and a CVS Pharmacy, without the victims' knowledge or consent, the Delaware County District Attorney's office said.
The charges stem from a joint investigation by the Delaware County Criminal Investigation Division (CID) Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force and the Villanova University Police Department and began after a hidden cell phone was found in a Villanova University bathroom, the DA's office said.
After determining the phone was belonged to Kane, a Villanova student himself at the time, Kane admitted to taking photos and videos of bathrooms and gave investigators permission to search his computers and a hard drive, which led authorities to discover more than 51,000 images and videos of individuals, the DA's office said.
After examining the hard drive deeper, authorities found images and videos of child pornography which depict children under the age of 12, the DA's office said. One child pornography video depicted a toddler being sexually assaulted by an adult male, the DA's office said. Investigators also located over 300 images of a female victim who appears to be approximately 12 years old who Kane victimized by attempting to capture images up her gym shorts on June 22, 2015, the DA's office said.
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