Investigators say Matt Menke, 43, used his cell phone to record video up the skirts of at least two people.
The incident happened on Aug. 5 at the Springdale Target store.
He is accused of kneeling next to a 19-year-old woman, then doing the same with a 14-year-old girl as the girl's mother stood on the other side, not realizing what was going on.
“The whole thing is quick. I don’t know if it’s a second, no more than two seconds – the victim would think nothing of it, think he’s looking at something on the bottom shelf across from him – it’s quick,” Springdale Police Detective Jim Beckman said.
"None of the victims knew it was going on. They were all shocked when we came to talk to them," Beckman said. "They're trying to deal with this and we're going to do our best to help them through it."
Police said employees recognized Menke’s Porsche in the parking lot from a previous incident where he followed women around the store, so this time they followed him while security cameras recorded him on video.
“They began working together as a team, where they had four to six associates walking down the aisles that he was in, trying to deter him,” Beckman said.
"It is surprising and shocking that even with the employees coming in and out of aisles - when he had a chance, he tried to take it," Beckman said.
Menke was confronted by police a short time later.
“After he was confronted about the video that Target showed us, he admitted that he did it, and that he needed to get some help," Beckman said.
Police said they found other videos on Menke's phone taken at GE Aviation in Evendale and notified investigators there.
In court Friday, authorities said Menke has been fired by GE, where he had worked for 14 years.
Bond for Menke was set at $7,000.
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Target employees recognized man from previous incident; police say phone shows incidents at GE Aviation
A Mount Auburn man is facing voyeurism charges after two police departments said he committed multiple acts of voyeurism by attempting to record "up skirt" video during separate incidents at a General Electric Aviation facility and a Target in August.
Matt Menke, 43, was arrested Tuesday by Evendale police after they said he used a cell phone to attempt to record up a co-worker's dress while working at GE Aviation in Evendale on Aug. 4. Arrest records indicate that Menke turned himself in Tuesday on an open warrant for the Aug. 4 charge.
After an incident on Aug. 5, Menke admitted to having a fetish and needing help after he was seen on video surveillance using a cell phone to record video up the skirts of multiple women at the Target at 900 E. Kemper Road, according to court records.
A search warrant for Menke's phone was obtained the day of the incident, but police told him he wouldn't be arrested until after an investigation was completed.
During the Aug. 5 incident, Target staff tracked Menke in the store as he recorded, or "up skirted," women and a 14-year-old girl, police said in an affidavit.
Menke appeared in Hamilton County Municipal Court on Friday morning and his bond was set at $7,000 -- $5,000 for the voyeurism charge against a minor and $1,000 each for voyeurism and attempt charges from the incident at the GE facility on Aug. 4.
Records indicate that Menke posted 10 percent of the $7,000 bond Friday. A grand jury will report on his case on Sept. 8.
Menke was investigated in similar incidents in Target in 2014. He was never charged or arrested for those incidents.
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A Mount Auburn man is facing voyeurism charges after two police departments said he committed multiple acts of voyeurism by attempting to record "up skirt" video during separate incidents at a General Electric Aviation facility and a Target in August.
Matt Menke, 43, was arrested Tuesday by Evendale police after they said he used a cell phone to attempt to record up a co-worker's dress while working at GE Aviation in Evendale on Aug. 4. Arrest records indicate that Menke turned himself in Tuesday on an open warrant for the Aug. 4 charge.
After an incident on Aug. 5, Menke admitted to having a fetish and needing help after he was seen on video surveillance using a cell phone to record video up the skirts of multiple women at the Target at 900 E. Kemper Road, according to court records.
A search warrant for Menke's phone was obtained the day of the incident, but police told him he wouldn't be arrested until after an investigation was completed.
During the Aug. 5 incident, Target staff tracked Menke in the store as he recorded, or "up skirted," women and a 14-year-old girl, police said in an affidavit.
Menke appeared in Hamilton County Municipal Court on Friday morning and his bond was set at $7,000 -- $5,000 for the voyeurism charge against a minor and $1,000 each for voyeurism and attempt charges from the incident at the GE facility on Aug. 4.
Records indicate that Menke posted 10 percent of the $7,000 bond Friday. A grand jury will report on his case on Sept. 8.
Menke was investigated in similar incidents in Target in 2014. He was never charged or arrested for those incidents.
Story, photo and comments: http://www.cincinnati.com
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