Accused voyeur faces 16 new charges

The original charges for voyeurism and child pornography against Bloomington resident Christopher A. Casady, the man accused of “peeping” at men in the Health, Physical Education and Recreation building, were dropped last Friday. These charges will be replaced with 16 new charges of voyeurism.\nA year ago, Casady was arrested because of complaints of a man videotaping other men using the bathroom in the HPER building. The 16 new charges are from the original 15 hours of video that officers found in Casady’s possession last February.\n“The reason we made this decision is because we have two identified persons on these tapes,” said Bob Miller, deputy prosecutor for Monroe County. “These charges have always been there. We’ve been using them as a negotiation tool with (the) defendant’s attorney with the original case.”\nPolice found the 15-hour video during an executive search of Casady’s residence after they received a search warrant last February. The tape has been in the hands of the Monroe County Prosecutor’s office ever since, Miller said.\nThe 16 new allegations also stem from video footage from various locations on campus, including the HPER, Student Recreational Sports Center and the Herman B Wells library. Other images have been identified as being filmed in Bryan Park. The images are of male genitalia in bathrooms and showers, Miller said.\nCasady’s attorney, David Schalk, disagrees any evidence substantiates the charges Casady faces.\n“Christopher Casady has been charged since last February with voyeurism, which is hiding someplace and taking movies,” Schalk said. “There was no witness that said he was being sneaky or hiding. He never had his video camera out of his bag.”\nSchalk also denied all allegations of child pornography charges against Casady.\n“Pornography is showing children in sex acts,” Schalk said. “If a kid is taking a leak, it can’t be considered as sexual porn. Even with the evidence in this case, he’s simply not interested in kids. He doesn’t show any interest in children. They are completely baseless allegations.”\nThe videos are generally all of adult men, whether young or old, Miller said. \nAll charges against Casady are Class D felonies, each with a jail sentence of up to three years, equaling 48 years if consecutively served. A court date for the charges has not been set yet.