Univ. of Delaware student arrested for putting cameras in bathrooms

NEWARK, Del. -- Hundreds of women may have been secretly videotaped from hidden cameras in bathrooms at the University of Delaware, but state officials don't plan to identify any more of the women who were filmed.

Authorities have arrested a University of Delaware graduate student after cameras were found in women's restrooms on campus. The suspect is 38-year-old Javier Mendiola-Soto, a doctoral student from Mexico.

Police tell The News Journal there may have been hundreds of victims. But the state attorney general's office believes it has enough evidence to prosecute the case. So officials won't try to identify any additional victims for prosecution purposes.

Skip Homiak, the university's director of campus and public safety, says anyone who thinks they may have been a victim can still speak with investigators if they wish.

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Information from: The News Journal of Wilmington, Del., http://www.delawareonline.com