A jury trial is now set for a Kansas City International Airport restaurant employee accused of secretly recording women in an all-gender restroom, a case that investigators say may involve dozens more victims. Teriosi Ludwig, 32, is scheduled to face the allegations in January 2027.
Ludwig is charged with invasion of privacy and remains in the Platte County Jail on a $25,000 bond, according to KCTV5's update. Prosecutors allege he was working at Martin City Brewery in Concourse A when a woman caught him positioning a phone beneath a stall partition on March 9.
Police Say The Phone Contained Dozens Of Similar Videos
The woman told airport police she saw a phone and its illuminated camera light under the partition while she was using the restroom. Investigators reviewed surveillance footage, identified Ludwig and say he admitted placing the phone under the divider before running away when the woman screamed.
Police later found recordings that appeared to show at least 65 other unidentified victims, with Ludwig's face visible in most of the videos as he pulled the phone back into his stall. The recordings were dated from Jan. 16 through Feb. 12, according to court documents reviewed by The Kansas City Star; the March 9 report led investigators to the alleged scheme.
Airport Previously Asked Potential Victims To Call
The Kansas City Aviation Department said Ludwig's employment was terminated and his airport badge access was revoked after the reported incident. Anyone who used the all-gender restroom near the north end of Concourse A during the relevant period and believes they may have seen something unusual was urged to contact KCI Airport Police at 816-243-5175, as reported by KSHB 41.
Missouri Law Treats Multiple Victims As A Felony
Missouri law generally classifies invasion of privacy as a misdemeanor, but makes it a class E felony when more than one person is recorded during the same course of conduct. The statute also covers images made without consent when a person is in a place where they have a reasonable expectation of privacy, according to the Missouri Revisor of Statutes.
The allegations have not been proven in court, and Ludwig is presumed innocent unless convicted. His January 2027 trial will determine how prosecutors' claims about the airport recordings move forward.
