Police: Men videotaped at Sikeston YMCA in shower, restroom

A Sikeston, Missouri, man was arrested Sunday on suspicion of videotaping men in various stages of undress in a YMCA bathroom.

Earl A. Madison, 19, is charged with three counts of felony invasion of privacy. Invasion of privacy is classified as a class D felony, carrying a maximum sentence of seven years of imprisonment or up to a year in a county jail.

One of the victims reported to Sikeston Department of Public Safety officers he had seen Madison videotape him with a cellphone while he was using the restroom, according to the probable-cause statement from a Sikeston officer.

Officers went to interview Madison and saw videos of men in various stages of undress in the restroom and shower on his cellphone, the report stated.

After Madison was placed under arrest, he told officers he had taken videos of three men he named at the YMCA where he has worked for the past four years, but he said there could have been more he could not remember, the report stated. He said the three victims he named were at least 16 years old, but he thought they were closer to 19, according to the report.

Madison gave officers consent to search his room and laptop.

Madison’s bond was set at $15,000 cash or surety.

Representatives from the Sikeston Department of Public Safety could not be reached for comment Tuesday.

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