A Villanova University student has been charged with videoing a fellow student while he was showering in a communal shower stall.
A criminal complaint against John Lambiris, 20, of New York City was filed May 7 by Villanova University police charging him with invasion of privacy — to view or photograph a person without consent.
According to the complaint filed by Sgt. James Simpson, he and another officer were called to Sullivan Hall at 10:20 a.m. for a complaint of invasion of privacy.
The victim told police they were showering in a second floor communal shower stall when he observed a cellphone protruding from beneath the closed shower curtain.
He opened the curtain and discovered Lambiris fully clothed and concealed behind another shower curtain.
The victim confronted Lambiris and gained control of the cellphone and discovered a video recording depicting Lambiris filming within the shower area including the victim unclothed.
The victim used his own phone to make a copy of the video. Which was time stamped 9:54 a.m. May 6.
That video shows Lambiris in the bathroom wearing flip-flops with a towel draped around his waist over pajama pants. He hangs the towel on a hook and moves several feet from the stall. It then shows the camera lowering under a curtain capturing the fellow student completely unclothed before it ends abruptly.
Charges were filed in District Judge Sloan Walker’s court, however a date for a preliminary hearing has not been set.
University officials said Thursday that the security of students and the entire community is of their greatest community. The student who is alleged to have made the recordings is no longer on campus.
When they became aware of the incident they began an investigation. With the active investigation, they declined to comment further.
