Making a memory vs video voyeurism

TERRE HAUTE, Ind (WTHI) - - That cell phone video, that can do harm to the amateur photographer who took it, if illegal enough, can be quite helpful to prosecutors trying to build a criminal case.

“It’s all right there, and you can play it to the jury and they get to see it themselves,” said Vigo County Prosecutor Terry Modesitt.

“When you’ve got a video, that’s a good video where you can tell who’s on there and everything – and hear what’s being said – that’s your best evidence!”

But there is a fine line that, when crossed, can turn a video recorder into a video voyeur.

On Tuesday, Matt Haltom, 18, a senior at Riverton Parke High School, was arrested outside the Sun Factory Tanning salon in Clinton after he allegedly reached over a three-quarter wall with his cell phone to record the female tanning in the room next to his.Haltom is charged with one count of voyeurism with a camera, a Class D felony:  the most severe charge a prosecutor can bring, according to Modesitt. He added that, if convicted, Matt Haltom could face six months to three years in jail.