An employee has been arrested after a hidden camera was discovered in the bathroom of a popular crepe restaurant in Vancouver.
A customer at Cafe Crepe, a restaurant that serves up traditional French pancakes to shoppers on Robson Street, discovered the camera on Aug. 21 and reported it to the shift manager on duty that night.
That 25-year-old manager, CTV British Columbia has learned, is now considered a suspect by police.
"Police were called, we showed up, spoke to a number of complainants and a suspect has been identified," said Const. Howard Chow of the Vancouver police.
The suspect was arrested and taken out of the restaurant in front of shocked customers and staff.
Kerry Bonnis, the president of Cafe Crepe, told CTV the company had its own suspicions.
"When the incident occurred the individual was suspended pending our internal company investigation. And once we learned the details of what happened we terminated him from our company," Bonnis said.
The man has not been charged, but police say the investigation is still active.
"It's a challenging charge because we have to identify who the victims are and in this case there could possibly be a number of people who came in to use that bathroom," said Chow.
Customers at the restaurant called it an invasion of privacy and described the actions as "perverted."
Following the passage of Canada's anti-voyeurism law two years ago, sexual voyeurs who are convicted of secretly recording people in private places such as bathrooms or change rooms, could face up to five years in prison.
"Voyeurism is a criminal charge under the code so this is something that has far-reaching implications for this individual if he's found guilty of it," Chow said.
With a report from CTV British Columbia
