MIAMI (WSVN) - A 38-year-old man has been arrested after being caught on surveillance footage peeking through an apartment window and engaging in lewd behavior in Miami.
According to Miami Police, the suspect, identified as Alexander Perez Piloto, was seen on video placing his hand inside his pants and touching himself while looking through the window of the apartment.
A 30-year-old woman and her three children, aged 10, 8, and 6, were inside the apartment at the time, according to police.
The family said the 6-year-old daughter was changing in the living room when Perez Piloto was spotted on surveillance cameras.
The father, Jose Larrynaga, says his daughter now sleeps with her parents in fear.
“Those people shouldn’t be trusted,” said Larrynaga. “They have to pay the price of the law.”
Authorities said Perez Piloto fled the scene in a black Honda Civic after being startled by a light that was turned on inside the apartment.
The video footage was widely circulated by the media, leading to Perez Piloto turning himself in to Hialeah Police on Monday, after being confronted by a family member who recognized him. He was later transferred over to City of Miami Police Department.
“A family member of the perpetrator waits for him at home, when he gets home, he says, ‘I see this video, it’s you, you need to turn yourself in,'” said Miami-Dade Police Department Officer Michael Vega.
He adds Perez Piloto said he was only trying to use the restroom but once officers confronted him with the surveillance video her asked for a lawyer.
“He tried to give us excuses that he was trying to urinate, that he was not doing anything bad. However, once we confronted him with the video, lawyered up and it shows proof he knew what he was doing,” said Vega.
On Wednesday, Perez Piloto appeared in court and faced multiple charges, including burglary of an occupied dwelling and voyeurism. He is currently being held without bond at the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center.
“You are arrested for burglary to an occupied dwelling, four counts of voyeurism,” said Circuit Court Judge Mindy S. Glazer. “I believe there’s probable cause for the charges.”
Glazer gave Perez Piloto a simple lesson for him to take away.
“He needs to stay out of other people’s yards and keep his privates private,” she said.
Perez Piloto was also ordered to stay away from the victims. If he is released, he will be put on house arrest with an ankle monitor.
The case remains under investigation and authorities urge anyone with additional information to come forward.
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