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Lidderdale Man In Custody, Accused Of Secretly Filming Female Friend And Her Children

A Lidderdale man has been arrested after allegedly placing a hidden camera in the Ankeny home of a female friend. Fifty-three-year-old Brian Hoffman is being held in the Polk County jail on three charges of sexual exploitation of a minor, one charge of unlawful interception of communication and one charge of invasion of privacy. An investigation was initiated when the female homeowner contacted authorities after discovering a hidden camera inside an alarm clock last December. She told law enforcement the camera had been situated to face the bathroom, and an investigation revealed that a memory card had captured images of the woman and her minor children nude and using the bathroom. Ankeny police have confirmed that Hoffman admitted to placing the clock, but denies any knowledge of a camera being inside. WHO TV reports that the search warrant application says Hoffman contacted the victim several times while she was on vacation, asking for her WiFi password and details about the clock. It was later determined the WiFi was not working that day. Hoffman’s arraignment is scheduled for May 24.

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