Yolo County man accused of secretly recording 11-year-old Massachusetts girl in her bedroom
Federal authorities arrested a Northern California man accused of climbing onto an attached garage and secretly recording a video of an 11-year-old Massachusetts girl changing in her bedroom last year.
Jacob Guerrero, 23, of Woodland, was arrested at his home Thursday, the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Boston announced in a news release. Federal prosecutors have charged Guerrero with one count of sexually exploiting a child.
Investigators believe Guerrero was watching the 11-year-old girl’s home and writing notes about her daily routine for a few weeks, and had done the same at several other Massachusetts homes.
The investigation that led to Guerrero’s arrest began when authorities started to look into allegations that he was secretly recording girls in bathrooms and changing rooms at a Massachusetts shopping center.
On Thursday, Guerrero appeared in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California. The U.S. Attorney’s Office said Guerrero will appear in court in Boston at a later date.
The alleged incident occurred March 17, 2021, at the girl’s home in Norfolk. Prosecutors said Guerrero climbed to the top of a garage attached to her home and stood just outside her second-floor bedroom window and recorded the unclothed girl as she changed.
In the two weeks before the video was recorded, Guerrero conducted surveillance of the girl’s home and made notes on his cell phone on the time of day the girl and her siblings arrived home, showered and changed clothes each night, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office. Prosecutors said Guerrero made similar notes for several other homes.
Authorities began investigating Guerrero after receiving reports he had dressed in a wig and women’s clothing and tried to secretly record underage girls in bathrooms and changing rooms using pen cameras attached to his shoes at the Wrentham Outlets, prosecutors said.
If convicted, Guerrero could face a sentence of 15 to 30 years in federal prison, five years to life of parole and a fine of $250,000, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office.
This story was originally published June 24, 2022 at 2:07 PM.
