Man accused of taking videos in women's room appears in court

A Cedar Hill, Mo., man accused of using a video camera in a women's restroom waived his right to a preliminary hearing Tuesday in Cape Girardeau County Circuit Court.

Frank Fuchs, 52, faces a felony charge of invasion of privacy.

His next court appearance is set for Sept. 16.

Police arrested Fuchs Aug. 5 at the Silver Springs Office Complex, 351 S. Silver Springs Road, after a female soldier from the U.S. Army recruiting office in the building discovered a video camera under a restroom stall wall, court records show.

Two Army officers confronted a man -- later identified as Fuchs -- when he left the restroom, according to a probable-cause statement filed by patrolman Cary Dunavan of the Cape Girardeau Police Department.

Fuchs said he had gone into the women's restroom because the men's room was full and admitted having a video camera, at which point soldiers detained him and called police, Dunavan wrote.

Fuchs is being held in the Cape Girardeau County Jail in lieu of $50,000 bond.

He was sentenced to three years in the Department of Corrections for a similar offense in November in Jefferson County, Mo., but was released a short time later, court records show.

The reason for his release was not clear.

Pertinent address:

351 S. Silver Springs Road, Cape Girardeau, Mo.