A Brighton man finds himself cuffed and facing charges after locals say he's been peering into homes, unsettling residents with his late-night lurkings. Francis Gomez, 36, was nabbed by Boston police Wednesday night over two unsettling incidents; his unwelcome window-gazing has landed him a date with Brighton District Court, reported Boston 25 News.

This latest string of peeping reports began on March 17, when a female Boston College law student encountered Gomez's eerie stare through her kitchen window on Beechcroft Road, an encounter that she stated "honestly frozen with fear," according to an interview with WCVB. In February, eight students were rattled by a snooping shadow at their Brighton residence, an incident that had them witnessing a hooded figure jiggling their back door's handle, police had already been urging enhanced vigilance in the area due to a spike in break-in attempts.

Discovery of a plastic chair strategically placed under a window only cemented fears, as it stood as proof to the unsettling reality of someone watching, Hasselbalch described the feeling as "really icky and violating," the chilling details relayed by WCVB. Responding to the eerie incidents, Boston police have linked the unsettling sight of a figure in a gray hoodie and subsequent property prowling to Gomez.

While the legal process is just beginning for the accused, the impact of his alleged actions lingers with the victims who now, more than before lock windows and peer into the Boston night with an edge of suspicion; in the wake of the distressing episodes Brighton's local law enforcement have upped their patrols, working in tandem with Boston College Police Department to safeguard the sleep and serenity of the neighborhood, the departments having initiated such actions after the unsettling February incidents that had already put the community on edge with fears of unwelcome gazers and trespassers prowling in the dark, as provided by WCVB.