Man charged with sexual exploitation, accused of placing camera in porta potty
By KCCI Web Staff
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DES MOINES, Iowa (KCCI) — A Des Moines man has been arrested on multiple charges of sexual exploitation of a minor and invasion of privacy.
Tyler Pavlick, 32, was booked Wednesday into Polk County Jail.
Des Moines police say they began an investigation shortly after 4:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 4 when offices were called to the Harvest & Handmade event at Water Works Park. Staff called police to report what appeared to be a recording device that had been placed in a toilet bowl of a portable toilet.
Investigators found that the camera had secretly recorded dozens of people entering and using the portable toilet, including children.
Detectives executed a search warrant this week at an East Village apartment and took Pavlick into custody. He is charged with seven counts of sexual exploitation of a minor and three counts of invasion of privacy.
The Des Moines Police Department is asking that anyone who attended the Harvest & Handmade event on Oct. 4 and used one of the portable toilets to reach out to detectives if you believe you may have been recorded. Police say evidence shows the device was in place for about six hours, beginning just before 10 a.m.
You can reach out to detectives via email at FCS@DMGOV.org.
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