Dad put hidden cameras in cabin rented for his child and four teen friends, cops say

An Oklahoma father was arrested after authorities determined he put hidden cameras in a cabin he rented for his child and other teenagers, deputies say.

The hidden cameras were discovered in a cabin at the Keystone State Park campgrounds in Sand Springs, Oklahoma, according to the Tulsa County Sheriff’s Office. The father had rented the cabin for his daughter’s birthday party, KOTV reported.

The man’s teenage daughter and her four teenage friends discovered one of the cameras in a USB wall charger in a bathroom and another pointed at a shower, according to an affidavit obtained by KOTV.

The father turned over the cameras to authorities, but they did not contain the SD cards because he had burned them with lighter fluid, according to KOTV.

“Numerous electronic devices” were taken from the man’s house during the investigation by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Oklahoma park rangers and the sheriff’s office, according to a Sept. 12 news release.

Those devices contained child sexual abuse material and hidden camera footage with naked photos and video of three minors inside his home, the news release said.

He also had “recorded himself soliciting a sexual act from a minor victim in his home, even offering to pay them,” according to the release.

The father faces charges of lewd or indecent proposals or acts to a child; peeping Tom by use of photographic, electronic or video equipment; child porn possession, child porn manufacturing and destruction of evidence, the release said.

Additional charges are possible.

“Investigators have learned that (the suspect) holds a minister’s license, has been on missionary trips and performs handyman work for multiple community members,” the news release said.

Investigators have asked any additional witnesses or victims to contact the Tulsa County Sheriff’s Office tip line at 918-596-8836.

This story was originally published September 13, 2022 at 8:52 AM with the headline "Dad put hidden cameras in cabin rented for his child and four teen friends, cops say."