JACKSONVILLE BEACH, Fla. — Photographer Mario Peralta, who owns a studio in Jax Beach, was arrested Monday for felony video voyeurism.
Police say he set up a shoot with a 16-year-old girl, then secretly videoed her changing in a dressing room.
The police report show the parents of the victim found a digital clock in the dressing room, took it apart and found an SD card inside.
The report says police found images of the victim undressed, along with “six face shots of where Peralta can be seen placing and moving the camera."
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Since his arrest the gates to his studio have been locked.
Brian Burghardt owns Rockaway Garden Center next door and says Peralta took pictures for his business when it first opened.
“It’s shocking, really, I mean, he seemed like a normal enough guy,” said Burghardt.
Despite the arrest and felony charge the photographer now faces, some of Peralta’s former clients are speaking out on social media, using the #modelsformario, saying he was always professional during shoots.
Police say they believe there could be more victims and want people with that information to give them a call.