Computer tech fiend nabbed for installing peeping software
Police say a Southern California computer repairman installed spyware on laptops that enabled him to snap and download photographs of women showering and undressing in their homes.
Fullerton police Sgt. Andrew Goodrich says 20-year-old Trevor Harwell installed software that took control of computer webcams and sent error messages telling users to “try putting your laptop near hot steam for several minutes to clean the sensor.”
Goodrich says some victims took their laptops into the bathroom with them as they showered.
Detectives seized hundreds of thousands of still images and videos from Harwell’s computer, including many of women undressing or changing clothes.
Police began investigating when a Fullerton resident complained about suspicious messages appearing on his daughter’s computer. Goodrich says Harwell was taken into custody on Wednesday.
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