Des Moines Man Pleads Guilty to Hiding Cameras in Porta‑Potties

First responder lights at crime scene

Photo: Ajax9 / iStock / Getty Images

(Des Moines, IA) -- A Des Moines man accused of hiding cameras inside porta-potties to secretly record minors has pleaded guilty.

33-year-old Tyler Pavlick was arrested after police say he concealed multiple cameras inside the waste tanks of portable toilets at several events, including two school cross-country meets and a harvest fair in Des Moines.

Pavlick pleaded guilty to three counts of attempted sexual exploitation of a child and one count of possession of child pornography. He will be sentenced on July 31.


Sponsored Content

Sponsored Content