Man claims he hid camera in bathroom to determine if his stepdaughter had pelvic tattoos

A Florida man videotaped his naked 22-year-old stepdaughter with a secret bathroom camera in an attempt to determine if she had her pelvic area tattooed. Arnoldo Carvazos Martinez, 54, of Manatee, was arrested at 4pm on Tuesday and charged with video voyeurism, according to an arrest report.



Deputies said Martinez told them he had placed a hidden camera in the bathroom to determine whether his stepdaughter, known only as Amy, had "tattoos in her pelvic area," according to the arrest affidavit. Amy was using the bathroom when she looked at a vent in the ceiling and noticed the small camera, deputies said.

She pulled out the camera, then found where the camera was plugged into an extension cord in the attic, the report said. That's when she called police. Investigators said they later determined the camera was wired to a television in Martinez's room. Deputies said Martinez admitted to putting the camera in the vent so he could see Amy's tattoos, then report them to her mother.



He said he knew this was illegal but he wanted evidence. Martinez also said the video shows images of the naked Amy, but that he could only see her breasts in the video. Deputies arrested him, saying he installed the camera and secretly recorded her for his "personal gratification." Martinez was released from the Manatee County Jail on Thursday after posting $1,500 bond.