A 31-year-old man is back behind bars after two women reported he secretly recorded them inside women’s restrooms at Miami Dade College’s North Campus. Public safety officers and a Good Samaritan held the suspect until deputies arrived, following the alleged recordings in the 1000 building along Northwest 27th Avenue.
Rishard Trivell Parsons was booked on two counts of voyeurism and one count of battery, according to NBC 6 South Florida. The outlet reports a student told campus public safety she saw a phone recording her from beneath a stall and demanded the man delete the video. She says he pushed her backward, leaving her with a knee injury. Investigators also recovered surveillance footage that showed the suspect entering the women’s restroom, according to the station.
The Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office Special Victims Bureau’s Sexual Crimes Investigations Unit arrested Parsons on Tuesday night, as reported by WSVN. The station notes Miami Dade College Public Safety staff and a Good Samaritan detained him at the North Campus before he was transported to Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center. WSVN also reports two separate complaints about being recorded in women’s restrooms and lists the campus address as 11380 NW 27th Avenue.
Past arrests and probation
Parsons was arrested earlier in 2024 after students said he looked under a stall at Miami Dade College’s Medical Campus, according to Local 10 and other outlets. Reporting on that case documented charges of voyeurism, fleeing and eluding, and disrupting an educational institution. Records cited by NBC 6 South Florida indicate Parsons is on probation until 2028.
What the law says
Florida law criminalizes secretly viewing or recording someone in places where they have a reasonable expectation of privacy, including bathrooms. Per the Florida Legislature, voyeurism and digital voyeurism statutes cover hidden cameras and recordings made without consent. Penalties can range from misdemeanors for a first offense to felonies for repeat or aggravated violations.
Campus safety and next steps
Miami Dade College public safety officers were among the first to respond and worked with sheriff’s deputies to secure the scene, according to station reporting. Anyone with information about the case is asked to contact Miami-Dade Crime Stoppers at 305-471-TIPS, as noted by WSVN. The Sheriff’s Office Special Victims Bureau is investigating, and any charges will be handled through the state attorney’s office.
Parsons remains in custody and faces the voyeurism and battery counts while prosecutors decide whether to file additional charges. The case is again putting a spotlight on restroom security and privacy protections on campus.
