Cal State Park superintendent accused of secretly filming nude lifeguards and others

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Set us as preferred Orange County prosecutors have arrested and charged a former California state park officer with secretly recording nearly two dozen men inside an employee locker room at a state beach in Huntington Beach.Kevin Pearsall, 59, of Long Beach, is facing five felony counts of eavesdropping, 23 misdemeanor counts of secretly filming another and three misdemeanor counts of unlawful dissemination of private recordings.Pearsall turned himself in to authorities amid a $500,000 arrest warrant Tuesday but was released on his own recognizance.At least one victim, an unnamed sworn lifeguard officer, has filed a civil lawsuit against Pearsall and the California Department of State Parks, alleging sexual harassment, hostile work environment and failure to prevent the illegal behavior.The lawsuit seeks an unspecified amount of general damages for emotional distress and punitive damages.The secret recordings took place at the Bolsa Chica State Beach Lifeguard Headquarters for 11 months starting August 24, according to the Orange County District Attorney’s Office.The lawsuit alleges that the cameras may have been installed as far back as 2019 and captured images of seasonal lifeguards, including teens as young as 15.California The body of a 5-year-old girl who was swept into the ocean with her family in Laguna Beach this week has been recovered, and authorities identified the child.Authorities said the locker room is accessible only to full-time personnel, seasonal lifeguards, office staff, maintenance and park aides.A spokesperson for the district attorney’s office could not immediately be reached for comment.The recordings came to light last July when a California state officer discovered a USB camera inside the men’s employee locker room and notified the California Highway Patrol, which launched a probe, according to ...