A 22-year-old Walmart employee accused of reaching under a woman’s dress with his cell phone to take a photo at the Saukville store was charged this week in Ozaukee County Circuit Court with two felonies.
Grafton resident Justin G. Aman faces counts of invasion of privacy and capturing an intimate image without consent, as well as a misdemeanor count of disorderly conduct.
Police officers who were called to the store at 7:55 p.m. Friday, June 2, spoke with a woman who said she was shopping in the beauty aisle when she turned around to see Aman reaching under her dress with his cell phone in his hand, according to a criminal complaint.
When confronted by the officers, Aman said he was using his personal cell phone to scan products while stocking shelves but admitting to switching his phone from the Walmart app to his camera and trying to take a photo up the woman’s dress, the complaint states.
Aman said he didn’t know if he captured an image, then gave authorities permission to look at his photos. Officers found that the most recent images on his phone were so-called “up-skirt” photos of a woman wearing a dress that matched the one worn by the woman who reported the incident, according to the complaint.
Also found on the phone were images of other female customers and employees that focused on their butts, the complaint states.
When asked if he had taken other up-skirt photos, Aman said he took one of a woman last year. Officers found that photo on his phone and noticed it was taken at the Walmart store, the complaint states.
Aman was arrested and is free from jail in lieu of $750 bail. Ozaukee County Circuit Judge Steve Cain ordered him not to have contact with the Saukville Walmart store or the woman he took a photo of last week.
Invasion of privacy and capturing an intimate image without consent are each punishable by a maximum 18 months in prison and two years of extended supervision.