HANOVER TOWNSHIP — A Pennsylvania man was charged with nine counts of disorderly conduct after police said he used a cellphone to take photographs up women’s skirts at a Wegmans in Hanover Township.
Police responded to the store on Friday, August 21 after loss prevention personnel reported a man was taking photographs up women’s skirts.
According to police, loss prevention personnel showed officers surveillance footage that allegedly depicted the man photographing women from behind while holding his cellphone camera low. Police said the same man was also captured engaging in similar conduct involving several women at the store on Friday, August 7.
Officers located the man, identified as Andre Bell, 41, of Allentown, Pennsylvania, as he was leaving the store and questioned him. Based on the surveillance footage, Bell was taken into custody and transported to police headquarters, according to police.
Police said Bell was questioned and his cellphone was seized as evidence.
Bell was charged with the following:
- Disorderly Conduct (N.J.S.A. 2C:33-2) — nine counts, in connection with incidents on Friday, August 7 and Friday, August 21
He was released pending a court appearance.
Editor’s Note: The charges outlined in this publication are merely accusations, and the defendant and/or defendants are presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.
