SUNNYVALE, Calif. (KGO) — Authorities are searching for a man suspected of recording a woman without her consent inside a Sunnyvale gym locker room, raising concerns about safety and security.
The Sunnyvale Department of Public Safety released surveillance images of the suspect, who is believed to have filmed a woman showering at a 24 Hour Fitness location on May 16.
Police said the man entered the gym without scanning a membership badge.
The woman – Terry Thomas – said she was alarmed when she saw a phone appear beneath her shower stall early in the morning.
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“I was terrified, I didn’t know what he was going to do with my video. Was he going to share with other people? Was he going to sell online? I mean, how would you feel if somebody is filming you under the shower door without your consent?” Thomas said.
Police described the suspect as a man in his early 20s, of average height and build, wearing all black and carrying a blue cellphone.
Thomas said she noticed the man enter the locker room multiple times around 4:30 a.m., once possibly by mistake and another time carrying a mop. She said she realized something was wrong only when she saw him recording.
She expressed concern about the potential risk to other women using the facility.
“I’m so worried about other women. I don’t want anybody to be sexually assaulted. That’s probably the worst case,” she said.
Thomas said she had previously alerted gym management about a man entering the women’s locker room. Following the incident, she is calling for stronger safety measures.
A general manager at the gym said at the time that staff members were cooperating with police.
A company spokesperson said in a statement: “The safety, privacy and wellbeing of our members are our highest priorities, and we take matters like this extremely seriously.”
Thomas said she hopes those assurances lead to meaningful changes but remains concerned.
“It’s hopeless. I just feel like, they have a duty of care. We’re paying membership fees. Why can’t they protect us?” she said.
Police are asking anyone with information about the suspect to contact Detective T. McKenzie, 408-730-7110 or tmckenzie@sunnyvale.ca.gov as the investigation continues.
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