Dental assistant charged with victimizing dozens in Howard County

A dental assistant in Columbia was charged for recording inappropriate videos of women and accessing private media of patients and coworkers. A 16-year-old girl saw him recording her in a dressing room at a mall. Detectives found many videos of women in dressing rooms at different places. They believe the victims didn't know they were recorded. The assistant also stole phone passwords by recording them and then accessed the victims' phones to copy their personal photos and videos. He targeted 37 women from the dental office where he worked. He faces charges for peeping tom, visual surveillance, theft, and computer crimes. This incident has caused concern about privacy and safety.