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Marion man pleads guilty to videotaping women in a bathroom at his business

Wessels owns The Rut Bar and Grill in Cedar Rapids

A Marion man pleaded guilty Thursday to placing a video camera in the women’s restroom at a Cedar Rapids bar that he owns. Richard A. Wessels, 58, of Marion, filed written plea of guilty to invasion of privacy – nudity, a serious misdemeanor. Wessels  placed a video camera in the bathroom of his business, The [...]

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Tenant Tyson Sanchez of Sioux City, examines the holes tenants are accusing their landlord Elwyn Gene Miller of  using to peep at women tenants in the bathroom of his Iowa City Apartment  on Friday, November 2, 2012. (Kyle Grillot/The Gazette)

Suspect in Iowa City peeping case admitted to watching at least four women, police say

Woman allegedly caught landlord watching her shower

Between Aug. 1 and Oct. 31, Iowa City landlord Elwyn G. Miller spied on at least four female tenants in his buildings through peep holes in their bathrooms, according to a new criminal complaint. Miller, 63, of Iowa City, was arrested for a second time Tuesday on suspicion of three new counts of invasion of [...]

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Tenant Tyson Sanchez of Sioux City, examines the holes tenants are accusing their landlord Elwyn Gene Miller of  using to peep at women tenants in the bathroom of his Iowa City Apartment  on Friday, November 2, 2012. (Kyle Grillot/The Gazette)

Accused ‘peeping’ Iowa City landlord faces new privacy invasion charges

Officers add charges in peeping landlord case

A 63-year-old Iowa City landlord and was arrested Tuesday afternoon on suspicion of three counts of invasion of privacy less than a week after he was arrested on suspicion of peeping in on a female tenant while she showered. The new charges come in addition to a single count of invasion of privacy that Iowa [...]

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Elwyn Miller

Accused Iowa City peeper could face more charges

Landlord accused of peeping on showering women

A 63-year-old Iowa City landlord and local businessman is facing a charge invasion of privacy after police said he admitted to peeping on his female tenants while they were showering in an apartment building at 639 South Lucas St. Elwyn Gene Miller could face additional charges, as investigators are looking into whether there are more [...]

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Iowa Supreme Court

Supreme Court ruling allows two women to sue former employer for invasion of privacy

Suspicious of possible drug use, employer put camera in unisex bathroom, but camera never worked properly 2

The Iowa Supreme Court ruled Friday a video camera hidden in a bathroom by an insurance agent doesn’t have to produce images for two employees to believe it’s an invasion of their privacy. The two women, Sara Koeppel and Deanna Miller, can move forward with lawsuits they filed against Robert Speirs in 2006 in Black [...]

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Man arrested for filming under women’s skirts at Coralville mall 49

UPDATED WITH PHOTO: A Coralville man was arrested Monday after police say he filmed two women without their knowledge at the Coral Ridge Mall. According to an arrest report, Richard K. Rowell, 66, allegedly reached under the skirts of two different women at two different locations at the mall, 1451 Coral Ridge Ave., and taped [...]

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Colesburg man charged with secretly taping teen girl nude 12

Authorities say that Timothy Backes secretly taped a 15-year-old girl nude at her home. Backes, of Colesburg in Delaware County, is charged with invasion of privacy, which is a serious misdemeanor. According to a criminal complaint, Backes set up a hidden camera in the girl’s bedroom and videotaped her Sept. 22-25. Backes voluntarily came to [...]

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