Brian Izael Cruz is facing felony secret peeping, sexual battery and indecent exposure charges for an incident at a Kohl's in Apex earlier this month.
According to a warrant, Cruz secretly photographed or recorded a woman in the department store without her knowledge or consent. He also exposed himself to the woman during the encounter.
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The warrant shows the incident occurred on April 16.
Apex police arrested Cruz on April 28. Officers said their Automated License Plate Reader system alerted officers that a vehicle connected to Cruz was in the area.
Cruz is being held without bond in the Wake County Detention Center.
A judge denied his request for bond on Wednesday.
When making his decision on no bond here, the judge citied Iryna's Law, adding that when it comes to a charge that could place a person on a sex offender registry, they are held without bond.
Shoppers at the Kohl's at Beaver Creek Commons were unnerved by the news.
"It makes me feel a little uncomfortable in places like that," said Morgan Lanuti. "Shopping is something a lot of women go to for stress relief, for fun, for retail therapy, and to have someone kind of exploiting that moment is terrible."
