A man was arrested Tuesday for taking pictures of a girl in a Witte Residence Hall bathroom Friday afternoon.
The man has been identified as Justin Fahy, a 27-year-old from neighboring Monona. According to a University of Wisconsin Police Department incident report, Fahy entered Witte Residence Hall Friday afternoon.
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Video footage in the building show Fahy entering a women’s restroom and staying there for 14 minutes. During that time, he is accused of sliding his phone under the stall and taking a picture of a girl as she went to the bathroom.
The victim said the suspect identified himself as a special agent with the U.S. Bureau of Tobacco, Firearms and Alcohol, and said it was a “misunderstanding,” and that he had mistakenly entered the wrong restroom.
Search warrants obtained against Fahy showed his phone had been recently restored to a backup point, something which the UWPD officers said led them to believe he was trying to destroy evidence.
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UWPD officers arrested Fahy Tuesday and charged him with attempting to take photos depicting nudity, which is a felony, and disorderly conduct.
According to the incident report, Fahy has been formally banned from the UW campus.
