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CBS News
23-05-2025
- CBS News
Man with history of sex offenses accused of peering into Massachusetts college dorm rooms
With a long history of sex offenses, 39-year-old Tyler Jacquard of Melrose was back in a courtroom, this time charged with being a "peeping Tom" on April 29 and May 2, allegedly peering into first floor dorm rooms at Merrimack College in Andover. "The officer observed a person with a light blue hooded sweatshirt outside the bedroom windows of that townhouse," said Essex County Assistant District Attorney Brian Barrett. Incidents at other colleges It wasn't long before police uncovered the disturbing history that now has Jacquard tagged as a Level 3 sex offender, including peeping Tom charges on several college campuses from Wellesley to Boston University to Endicott College. "In November of 2018 Mr. Jacquard was arrested after being found on the Endicott College campus in Beverly after a female student had reported awakening from her sleep in her dorm room to Mr. Jacquard standing in a hoodie at the foot of her bed," said Barrett. Former Melrose Police Chief Michael Lyle has had his own run-in with Jacquard. "Obviously the system is failing him and it's failing all the victims out there," said Lyle. He was arrested in Melrose in another peeping Tom case, and Lyle says he wants to know why Jacquard is always back on the street. "He's a repeat offender gosh only knows what he can do next," Lyle said. "We thought once the Melrose case was closed that we'd never see him again and here he is again." Convictions for sex offenses In fact, Jacquard has had about 20 interactions with the criminal justice system with ten convictions ranging from peeping Tom (disorderly conduct) charges to publicly committing sex acts. "Because of the number of convictions for sex offenses this defendant is now facing the possibility of commitment as a sexually dangerous person for one day to life," said Barrett. Asked to describe how dangerous he believes Jacquard is, former Chief Lyle said, "He's the highest and mostly likely to reoffend, that says it all right there." For now, Jacquard remains behind bars unable to make $15,000 bail in these latest cases at Merrimack College, facing yet another court date next month.
RNZ News
20-05-2025
- RNZ News
Man jailed for taking more than 10,000 intimate photos of women
Moana Tekawa in the Christchurch District Court on 20 May. Photo: Stuff / Alden Williams A prolific serial offender has been sentenced to three years and seven months in prison after admitting secretly taking more than 10,000 intimate photos and videos of Christchurch women. Dubbed the 'Grey Lynn peeping Tom' after similar offending in Auckland almost a decade ago, Moana Tekawa had admitted secretly recording the young women who lived in flats near the University of Canterbury between 2023 and 2024. Sentencing Tekawa on multiple charges - including making and possessing intimate visual recordings, burglary, possession of cannabis and other charges - Judge Michael Crosbie called the offending degrading and demeaning, and said its sheer scale went far beyond peeping tom offending. He acknowledged the young women who were present in court, as well as those that were not, and thanked them for their victim impact statements. The court heard from five of the victims, who spoke of the devastating impact of Tekawa's actions. Many of the women spoke of feeling violated, having ongoing anxiety and nightmares, struggling with sleep and panicking when darkness fell or when they had to shower. One woman said she and her flatmate cowered in their home holding kitchen knives while they waited for the police to arrive after she noticed Tekawa's hand and mobile phone at the window while showering. Another told the court of her horror at seeing a video a neighbour made of Tekawa at their bathroom window. "I was absolutely infuriated, my blood was boiling and I was in complete and utter shock. "Who do you think you are, sneaking onto our property in the first place? It makes me so angry that you thought you had the right to come and go from our house whenever you wanted. While you continued doing it to other girls, I was holding my friends while they cried because of what you have done to us. "Whenever I think about you waiting for us to get in the shower, sneaking along the side of our house with your phone extender and videoing us naked through our bathroom window, for your own pleasure, it makes me sick. "Every girl knows they have to keep their guard up, watch their back and keep their wits about them when they are walking alone at night, but now we have to do it when we're showering and getting changed in our own houses where we should feel most safe? It's completely unfair, but because of people like you, its become our reality. "Home is where we should feel most safe, and a bathroom is a private space within our homes. My privacy was invaded by a disgusting male that thrives off intimidating and victimising young women." Another victim said every aspect of her well-being had been affected, and her ability to trust had been severely damaged. Tekawa stood with his arms folded and eyes averted throughout the sentencing. Photo: Stuff / Alden Williams Tekawa stood with his back to the courtroom, arms folded and eyes averted throughout the sentencing. Defence lawyer Elena Stavrovska said Tekawa had severe addiction issues, and reported being high on methamphetamine every day for most of his adult life, unless he was in prison or residential care. He had been introduced to alcohol at the age of two or three, which became a substantial alcohol addiction later in life, before graduating to cannabis and methamphetamine. She submitted there was a link to Tekawa's offending, who was using methamphetamine heavily right up until he was arrested, and his perception and state of mind was "warped". Despite comments to the contrary in the psychological report presented to the court, Tekawa was remorseful, and had gained insight into the gravity of his offending since detoxing in custody, Stavrovska said. Crown prosecutor Christina Hallaway said she was concerned that Tekawa had previously been before the court on very similar offending. She submitted there was not necessarily a causal link between Tekawa's addiction issues and his offending, and noted that regardless, intoxication was not a defence. The Crown was concerned by the lack of remorse and insight from Tekawa into his offending, and hoped hearing the victim impact statements had given him some understanding of the impact of his offending, Hallaway said. The investigation began after police received complaints from several young women about incidents in 2023 and 2024, but it was not until police attended a late night out-of-control student party in Upper Riccarton in 2024 that they noticed Tekawa acting suspiciously and arrested him on an unrelated matter. On searching him, police found an improvised 'selfie stick' down his pants, and another cellphone down his trouser leg near his sock. Two days later, police arrested Tekawa on burglary charges. He initially denied the charges, and refused to give police the pin code for his phone. When police showed Tekawa CCTV footage of him entering a property on Rudleigh Ave, he stated: "It could be Snoop Dogg." Police discovered thousands of still and video images on the 57-year-old's phones - more than 12,000 photos and about 10 videos, according to the police summary of facts. At least one of the women has never been identified. On one occasion, a neighbour spotted Tekawa and filmed him, but Tewaka was startled by the woman dropping a clump of hair out the window and fled. Police were called, but were unable to find him. On another, Tekawa was spooked by a CCTV camera and fled. Judge Crosbie told Tekawa his offending had clearly had a profound effect on the lives of many young women. "Due to the quality of your cellphone system - or lack of - the exact times and dates have been hard to confirm, but police believe you recorded at least some of the victims on multiple occasions." He noted that some of the women found in images on Tekawa's phone remain unidentified. The offending constituted a gross invasion of privacy, and was degrading and demeaning, Judge Crosbie said. Judge Crosbie praised the victims for their courage. "I acknowledge the bravery of the victims coming forward and being prepared if they had to, to go through to a trial. This offending coming to light must have been a huge shock for all of them. It's been carried out for the most part in secrecy. It's been a gross intrusion of their privacy. It was highly offensive. And recorded intimate moments." While it may be of little solace to the victims, there was no suggestion of any wider distribution of the images, Judge Crosbie said. But the sheer number of images and multiple intrusions pushed Tekawa's actions far beyond 'peeping tom' offences. He highlighted Tekawa's 16 pages of previous convictions, including some for the same type of crime. Judge Crosbie said he could not give any sentencing credit for remorse based on comments Tekawa made, including that he only thought the charges were serious because the lawyer had told him they were, and that he had not "done any harm". He sentenced Tekawa to 43 months and two weeks imprisonment. Sign up for Ngā Pitopito Kōrero, a daily newsletter curated by our editors and delivered straight to your inbox every weekday.
Yahoo
10-05-2025
- Yahoo
Man accused of peeping into University Drive hotel arrested
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WHNT) — A man wanted after he was caught on camera peeping into a hotel window at children has been arrested and booked into the Madison County Jail. Labrontae Lamar Sales Jr, 33, was booked into the Madison County Jail at 10:17 p.m. Friday, according to jail records. He is charged with aggravated criminal surveillance. ALEA provides more details on arrest following series of crashes on I-65 that left man dead and woman injured According to the Huntsville Police Department, the mother of the children said that the incident happened on May 5, between 3 a.m. and 5 a.m. She was able to catch the suspect on video. HPD said on Thursday that it had issued a warrant for Sales in connection with the incident. Jenna Farrar and Jerry Leverette, the parents, told News 19 they were staying at the Southern Comfort Suites on University Drive in Huntsville with their 6 and 10-year-old daughters. They have a personal security camera installed at their unit's entrance, and the video it caught is any parent's nightmare. 'I just don't even understand it,' Leverette told News 19. 'I mean, he's got to be really sick in the head.' The video shared with News 19 shows a grown man who appears to put his hand down his pants while looking at the girls through the window. The video shows the man was outside the room for nearly two hours. It showed people passing by trying to get the man to leave. The man even tried to lure the girls outside of their unit. 'The Huntsville Police Department is committed to the protection of children and will continue to pursue, without hesitation, those who pose a threat to their safety,' an HPD spokesperson said on Thursday. The case is being investigated by HPD's Special Victims Unit. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
