Buckeye Pastor Arrested for Filming Girl Changing
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A youth pastor was arrested Saturday after he was caught recording video of a teenage girl in the Bealls Outlet's changing room. According to police, 31-year-old Christopher Santos was seen holding his cell phone under the store's changing room door while a 15-year-old girl was in there. The girl told police she wasn't aware she was being recorded and was only wearing her underwear at the time. The teen's mom saw Santos bending over with his phone underneath the changing room door. She confronted him and her daughter took his phone. Santos admitted to police he saw "feet" underneath the door and wanted to film the person changing inside. He told police he intended "to view the footage for his sexual stimulation." Police impounded the cellphone. At his initial appearance Wednesday, he was informed he was being charged with two class-five felony counts of voyeurism and unlawful recording. He was also instructed not to possess any kind of device that could be used for video recording or picturetaking. Bond was set at $7,500. Santos has been working at Grace Fellowship Church in Buckeye for the past three years. The senior pastor, Jon Brecke, said Santos has been placed on administrative leave and been told to stay off the church campus. His preliminary hearing is set for Aug. 17.
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