WESTPORT – On Monday, Michael Collins, 29, of Westport, turned himself in at the Westport Police Department after learning that there was an active warrant for his arrest.
The arrest stems from a lengthy investigation into allegations that Collins, a lifeguard at the time, had placed cameras in a shared employee workplace.
Police said that on Friday, August 14, Westport Parks and Recreation contacted them to report that two cameras were found inside the lifeguard shack at Burying Hill Beach in Westport.
Police said the cameras were placed inside the employee room by Collins and were set up to record other people without their knowledge or consent and under circumstances where they had an expectation of privacy.
That night, police executed a search and seizure warrant at Collins’ residence in Westport and recovered sunglasses with cameras in them, laptop computers, DVD’s, thumb drives, and various other electronic and surveillance items.
The electronic devices were forensically examined and found to have an extensive collection of both video and photographic images. Additionally, the forensic examination revealed images of child pornography.
Collins was charged with 431 counts of voyeurism and eavesdropping, and thrid-degree possesion of child pornography.
Collins posted $75,000 bond and was issued a court date of January 7th, 2015 at Norwalk Court.
