January 07, 2018 11:45 AM
A Fort Worth man was in custody Sunday, accused of installing cameras in several bathrooms at his home and taking videos of women and children, one kid as young as 3-years-old, police said.
The 44-year-old man had the hidden cameras installed in several bathrooms, police said, but authorities did not release information on how many were found in the residence.
Police identified the suspect as Gabriel Cortez Batzin, 44, who was charged Friday with five counts of improper photography or visual recordins and one count of invasive visual recording.
Batzin was arrested Tuesday after detectives investigated the case for more than a month and viewing footage.
Detectives were alerted to the case on Nov. 6 after his wife found the cameras in their home in northwest Fort Worth.
The woman and children seen in the videos ranged in age from 42-years-old to as young as a 3-year-old girl, according to a police report. The report includes two boys, ages 10 and 8.
Batzin had been living with his wife at their northwest Fort Worth home along with her daughters, according to the police report.
Batzin and his wife are no longer together, police said.
The 44-year-old man was in the Mansfield Jail Sunday in lieu of $22,500 bail. He also was in custody on an immigration hold, according to jail records.
His first court appearance is scheduled for Jan. 22.
Domingo Ramiez Jr.: 817-390-7763,@mingoramirezjr
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