On Tuesday, a 19-year-old man was arrested at Axum Coffee in downtown Winter Garden after a woman reported finding him partially naked in a stall inside the shop's restroom. Police say investigators later found multiple video files on the suspect's phone that appear to show people using the women's restroom. Booking records identify the suspect as 19-year-old Brian Larios‑Perez, who faces charges including digital voyeurism, trespassing and criminal mischief.
The arrest affidavit describes the woman seeing the man “standing halfway inside the bathroom with his pants down” before he turned away and moved into an accessible stall. According to the affidavit, officers later found recordings on his phone with timestamps from that day back to April 3. Witnesses quoted in the document said they saw his genitals and that he was standing with his pants down. Those details are reported by WESH.
The arrest was also reported by WKMG’s ClickOrlando, which said police believe the recordings occurred across multiple visits to the cafe. The coverage has prompted conversation among patrons and nearby business owners about restroom safety and staff checks, as reported by ClickOrlando.
What police say
The coffee shop owner told officers he had asked the same man to leave the property on multiple occasions, and that in March he found the suspect in the men’s handicap stall near holes that offered a direct line of sight into the women’s stall, the affidavit says. Investigators say the suspect gave multiple conflicting accounts, at times saying he did not know it was a women’s restroom, and at others claiming he was doing schoolwork or playing games on his phone. Those particulars are summarized in reporting from WESH.
Nearby incidents raise concern
Similar cases have emerged elsewhere in Orange County this month, including a separate investigation in Winter Park where hidden cameras were found in a public restroom near a popular coffee shop. That discovery led to businesses in the Park Avenue corridor adopting routine checks for tampering and posting notices to customers. WFTV reported on the Winter Park hidden-camera probe and local businesses’ responses earlier this month.
Legal implications
Florida's digital-voyeurism law makes it a crime to intentionally use an imaging device to secretly view or record someone who has a reasonable expectation of privacy, a definition that explicitly includes bathrooms, and treats most adult offenders as guilty of a third-degree felony. Offenders under 19 can face a first-degree misdemeanor for the same conduct, while repeat offenses or dissemination of recordings carry stiffer penalties. The statute is laid out at Florida Statutes § 810.145.
According to booking records cited in the arrest report, Larios‑Perez was taken to the Orange County Jail and held on $3,500 bond. Winter Garden police say the investigation is ongoing and the case will proceed through the local court system.
