YORK COUNTY, S.C. — A Lake Wylie man is charged with a shocking crime that sheriff's deputies say was carried out in his own bathroom.
Jonathan Thompson, 37, is so far charged with six counts of voyeurism. He's accused of placing a digital video recorder in the bathroom of his Lake Wylie home during a St. Patrick's Day party he hosted Saturday night.
According to sheriff's deputies, a guest went into the bathroom and noticed a child's sock with a hole in it, sitting in a trash can near the toilet.
The man picked it up, and saw that it was a camera. He reported it to York County sheriff's deputies, saying he was very concerned because children were at the party.
Deputies seized the camera as well as computers and all other recording devices from Thompson's home on Commodore Point Road in the River Hills neighborhood. So far, they've identified six victims, but they are still going through the tape.
"Each count would be a different charge, so it really depends on the number of victims," said Major Robbie Hudgins. "We think there could be more."
In fact, several people at that party called the sheriff's office Tuesday, concerned that they were on that recording.
The River Hills neighborhood is a large, gated community on the shores of Lake Wylie.
Homeowners there didn't recognize Thompson when Channel 9 showed them his picture. They said what he's accused of doing, leaves them nearly speechless.
"It's really sick. I don't know what else to say right now," said Casey Augustine. "I'm appalled that something like that would happen."
Ted Fletcher has lived in River Hills for 30 years.
"It's certainly uncharacteristic, and despicable," he said. "It sounds like some kind of college prank or something, but clearly he's a lot older than that. He should act like an adult."
Deputies said Thompson is married and has two children. He was still in jail as of late Tuesday.
If he's convicted of voyeurism, each count carries a maximum of three years in prison. This is his first arrest on these charges.
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