‘Peeping Tom” suspect arrested: police seeking other victims

    A 42-year-old man is facing multiple criminal charges in both Canton Township and Van Buren Township, accused of recording up unsuspecting women’s skirts in various stores.

    Police are still seeking possible victims of the man who allegedly used a cellphone to record under the skirts of women shopping at local Walmart stores.
    Willie Eugene Davis, 42, of Van Buren Township, was arraigned July 19 in 35th District Court on charges of using a computer to commit a crime and installing or using a device for eavesdropping, both felonies. He was arrested by Canton police July 17 and is facing charges of using computers to commit a crime and eavesdropping—installing/using device.
    Canton police said confiscated video shows numerous women were targeted, several apparently at the Walmart store on Ford Road.
    “There are many more victims out there that don’t know they were victimized,” police said. Women who suspect they might have been victimized can call Canton Police at (734) 394-5400.
    Davis' bond in the Canton incident was set at $75,000.
    In a separate incident, Van Buren Township police officers was dispatched July 4 to the Walmart store on Belleville Road on a report of a male subject using a camera attached to his shoelaces to look up the skirt of a female customer, according to police reports. The woman told officers she was startled by a man standing very close to her in the store which caused her to drop an item. When she bent to retrieve the item, she saw the camera on the man’s shoe, according to police reports of the incident. She reported the incident to store security personnel, who notified police.
    Following a warrant search at the suspect’s home, Van Buren police reportedly discovered electronic evidence of videos taken up the skirts of multiple women throughout southeastern Michigan. Van Buren officers contacted multiple police agencies regarding the incidents.
    Davis was formally charged by Van Buren with a six-count felony warrant, including
two counts of capturing/distributing images of an unclothed person, a 5-year felony; two counts of eavesdropping-manufacture/possession of a device, a 2-year felony and two counts of using a computer to commit a crime, a 7-year felony.
    Bond in the Van Buren charges was set at $100,000, cash or surety.
    Women in the Van Buren community who suspect they may be victims, are asked to contact Det. Scott Griggs at (734) 699-9289.