Target employee arrested, allegedly photographed woman in dressing room

ByABC7.com staff KABC logo
Sunday, November 16, 2014
A Target store is seen in this file photo.
A Target store is seen in this file photo.
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SANTA CLARITA, Calif. -- A Target employee in Santa Clarita has been arrested for allegedly photographing a woman in the dressing room.

According to sheriff's officials, Ricky Alexander Torres, 21, was arrested around 6:45 p.m. Friday at a Target store located in the 19100 block of Golden Valley Road.

The woman caught Torres taking the pictures and alerted store employees, authorities said. The woman placed Torres under citizen's arrest before he was detained by store security.

Torres was booked at the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff's Station on $10,000 bail. He was expected to be in court Monday.

According to court records, Torres was convicted of a similar crime last year.