Sept. 06--Barbie Harden, a 26-year-old paralegal, was trying on a swimsuit Aug. 21 in the Leesburg Target store when she noticed what looked like a small camera poking through a hole in the wall of the adjoining room.
Harden quickly dressed, burst out of her room and blocked the suspect in the neighboring room until authorities arrived on scene. Leesburg police later arrested Bryan Thomas Drey, a 34-year-old social security manager, charging him with video voyeurism, a felony offense, after he admitted that he recorded Harden in the fitting room and other women on several other occasions.
Today, Harden for the first time is speaking out about the invisible damage the crime has caused and warns others to be vigilant in fitting rooms, bathrooms or private places.
"Look around. Make sure you're aware of where you are when you're getting dressed or undressed and you have an expectation of privacy," she told the Orlando Sentinel.
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