Jersey City teen arrested after hidden camera found in mall restroom

An 18-year-old has been arrested aft a hidden “recording device” was discovered successful a nationalist restroom astatine Jersey City’s Newport Mall, officials announced Wednesday.

Andy Cardenas, of Jersey City, was arrested Tuesday successful Secaucus and charged with penetration of privacy, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said successful a quality release.

According to Suarez, the probe that led to the teen’s apprehension began successful aboriginal August, aft a pistillate reported uncovering a “black device” successful the household restroom connected the archetypal level of JCPenney astatine Newport Mall.

The investigation, led by the prosecutor’s peculiar victims unit, aboriginal identified Cardenas arsenic a idiosyncratic of interest.

When authorities analyzed the signaling device, they recovered aggregate integer files “which contained images from respective unidentified restrooms,” according to Suarez.

Detectives inactive haven’t determined however agelong the camera was being utilized nor the locations of the different restrooms seen successful the files. Authorities are present seeking the public’s help successful identifying their nonstop locations.

Footage recovered successful the camera suggests the teen filmed approximately 35 women, including 4 minors, arsenic good arsenic “a antheral and pistillate successful the restroom unneurotic engaging successful intersexual acts,” NJ.com reported, citing the transgression complaint.

Cardenas is scheduled to look successful tribunal connected Oct. 22.