ORLANDO, Fla. – A man is accused of taking multiple videos of a woman under her dress while following her around an Orlando store, according to an arrest affidavit.
Police said Javien Smith, 31, was arrested Monday after a Walmart Loss Prevention officer alerted them around 4:30 p.m. at the 2500 S. Kirkman Road location.
An affidavit shows Smith was following the woman around the store for about 20 minutes, recording video of the victim under her dress.
Smith said he did not know the woman, but “noticed her while he was shopping for shorts and became attracted to her,” the affidavit reads.
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According to police, Smith has a previous history of video voyeurism and was arrested in Leon County back in 2019 for taking photos up a woman’s skirt to upload onto an adult website.
Casey Williams said she shops at the Walmart near Kirkman Road and Sterling Crest Drive where police said Smith was taking photos up a woman’s skirt on Monday. She said she will be a little more cautious after learning about the recent arrest.
“You would think that by just going in certain places that you could be safe, especially, you know, it’s a lot of people around. No one’s going to do anything crazy,” Williams said. “But that’s the world that we live in now. And, you know, you just got to be more mindful and cautious nowadays.”
Another Orlando resident, Dereanna Britt, said she was disgusted by what Smith did.
“Why would you do that anyway?” Britt said. “Especially when you’re going around, you have families, and everything like that. It’s not something that’s appropriate no matter where you are or what you’re doing it for. It’s not appropriate anywhere and it’s uncomfortable to people and people are coming here to shop. They’re coming to get things for their families so it’s very upsetting to hear.”
Smith faces a charge of video voyeurism.
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