Video camera found in Winneshiek County campground restroom

Authorities arrested a Winneshiek County campground host Saturday when a video camera was found inside a woman's restroom.

Leslie J. Peterson, 69, of Decorah, faces 31 counts of invasion of privacy after sheriff's deputies were told about the camera at the Kendallville campground, according to the county sheriff's office.

Peterson is accused of watching the footage in real time starting in 2007, but no video recordings or photographs of any females inside the campground restroom have been found so far, authorities said.

Anyone who used the woman's restroom at the campground since 2007 is asked to call the Winneshiek County sheriff's department at (563) 382-4268. Potential victims can e-mail a typed statement including name, age, address, telephone number and specific dates and times the restroom was used to lgoedken@sheriffwc.org.

The Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation is assisting with the case.

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