ANN ARBOR, MI – Police are in the process of trying to identify upwards of 200 people who were unaware someone was recording them using public bathrooms in Ann Arbor.

Erric Desean Morton was arraigned Wednesday, Sept. 7, on 12 felony counts in connection with an Ann Arbor police investigation alleging he hid cameras in bathrooms at various locations in Ann Arbor to secretly record people using them.

Morton, 35, is charged with one count of possession of child sexually abusive material, nine counts of capturing an image of an unclothed person and two counts of using a computer to commit a crime, court records show.

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Police began investigating Morton after an employee at Bath and Body Works in Briarwood Mall reported Morton removing a suspected hidden camera from a bathroom, Washtenaw County Assistant Prosecuting Attorney Amy Reiser said during his arraignment.

The investigation began July 19 after an anonymous tip about the bathroom cameras was called into a business at Briarwood Mall, which then called police, according to the Ann Arbor Police Department.

Morton was soon developed as a suspect and officers seized multiple electronic devices during a July 22 search of his home, police said.

The subsequent forensic analysis of the devices revealed approximately 200 hidden camera videos taken from bathrooms throughout Ann Arbor recoded sometime between Jan. 27, shortly after he was discharged form parole for committing similar acts in 2015, and July 22 when the search warrant was executed, police said.

The locations police believe Morton installed the hidden cameras throughout Ann Arbor between Jan. 27 and July 22 are:

Only nine victims, all adults, have been identified so far, Reiser said, adding that police are working to identify others.

The detective in charge of the case estimates there are approximately 150 to 200 additional videos of still unidentified victims.

Affiliates with the Michigan State Police Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force have been instrumental in assisting the Ann Arbor Police Department with the digital forensic analysis and investigation, police said.

Anyone who is concerned about having used any of the listed restrooms during the time frame police believe they were there, or who has additional information, is asked to contact the Ann Arbor Police Department tip line at 734-794-6939 or email tips@a2gov.org.

Police will contact those who are concerned to get additional information in order to identify potential victims.

In his 2015 case, Morton had more than 7,000 videos between his computer and an external hard drive from incidents between 2010-15.

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He took videos of a family member, coworkers and his landlord. He also placed cameras in bathrooms used by disabled individuals he was charged to care for.

Images in his possession also suggested he had a device to attach a camera to his shoe so he could take photos underneath women’s skirts as they walked, prosecutors said.

Morton was arrested in May 2015 after a woman caught him recording her through a hole in a portable toilet at Ypsilanti’s Candy Cane Park, police said.

He fled the park when he was confronted by a Little League coach and parents at the park, but was later found by police who later executed a search warrant at his home.

During his sentencing, Washtenaw County Trial Judge David Swartz noted that in 2006 he sentenced Morton for similar crimes under the Holmes Youthful Trainee Act, a law that offers young offenders a chance to clear their record for first-time criminal offences.

Morton is scheduled for a probable cause conference hearing Sept. 15. He remains lodged in the Washtenaw County Jail with bond set at $100,000 cash or surety.

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