Florida dog day care owner charged over hidden bathroom camera

The owner of a Florida dog daycare has been arrested after employees discovered a hidden camera inside a bathroom at the business, authorities said.

Donald Hemphill, owner of Dog Dayz Inn, was charged after the camera was found concealed inside an electrical outlet. According to the Volusia Sheriff’s Office, its Child Exploitation Unit launched an investigation following the discovery.

Authorities allege that Hemphill admitted during the investigation that he had installed the camera about four or five months earlier. Investigators said they recovered multiple videos showing unsuspecting female victims in “stages of undress.” The Volusia Sheriff’s Office said one of the people allegedly recorded was a child.

Hemphill has been charged with 10 counts of digital voyeurism and 11 counts of video voyeurism of a child. According to the sheriff’s office, Hemphill is being held without bond. The charges against Hemphill are allegations and have not been established by a court.