Man Arrested on Cruise Ship for Alleged Voyeurism Against 13-Year-Old Girl
Matthew Stilwell, 25, was arrested on the Royal Caribbean ship Allure of the Seas after allegedly attempting to photograph up a 13-year-old girl's dress in a gift shop on Sunday. The girl noticed suspicious behavior, reported it to her mother, and police found security footage corroborating her account when the ship returned to Port Everglades, Florida. Stilwell was charged with voyeurism and held on $22,500 bail.
A 25-year-old Illinois man was taken into custody Sunday after allegedly attempting to take photographs up a minor's dress on a Royal Caribbean cruise ship. According to a police report, the girl noticed the suspect standing unusually close behind her with his phone's camera application open and reported that he made at least three attempts before she fled to her mother. When the ship returned to Port Everglades, Florida, police boarded and reviewed security footage that corroborated the girl's account. The suspect allegedly confessed to investigators, though details of his admission were redacted in the police report. He was charged with voyeurism and held at the Paul Rein Detention Facility in Pompano Beach on a $22,500 bail.
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Creep allegedly confessed to photographing up 13-year-old girl’s dress on cruise
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