Repairman accused of peeping at woman in shower

[May 02, 2009]  EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (AP) -- A furnace repairman was accused of poking holes in a bathroom wall where he was working in order to invade a woman's privacy. The thirty-five-year-old man was charged with disorderly conduct and invasion of privacy.

Prosecutors said he was servicing a furnace in the basement of a home on March 19. A 21-year-old woman was showering in an adjacent bathroom. The next day she noticed some holes in the wall.

A criminal complaint said the man admitting using a screwdriver to poke holes in the wall in an attempt to see the woman while she was in the bathroom. Police said the man told them he couldn't see anything through the holes.

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Information from: Leader-Telegram, http://www.leadertelegram.com/

[Associated Press]

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