STORY COUNTY, Iowa — An Iowa man who secretly filmed multiple women while they were changing in fitting rooms at an Ames store was sentenced to 30 days in prison.
Michael Leslie Jr. was arrested and charged in April in connection with an invasion of privacy case. Court records say that Leslie was caught filming a female while she was changing in a fitting room. During an investigation conducted by Ames police, investigators discovered additional videos showing women, as well as a minor, changing in the fitting rooms in early 2025 on his phone.
Leslie was initially charged with one count of sexual exploitation of a minor, a class B felony, and three counts of invasion of privacy – nudity, all aggravated misdemeanors.
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According to court records, a plea agreement was reached, allowing Leslie to plead guilty to the sexual exploitation charge and just one count of aggravated misdemeanor. If served consecutively, Leslie faced a maximum of 27 years in prison; however, the plea agreement states that in exchange for Leslie’s guilty plea, the state would join the defense and recommend a suspended sentence for the felony charge and only a 30-day prison sentence for the aggravated misdemeanor.
During the sentencing hearing on Wednesday, a Story County judge granted the recommended sentence and ordered Leslie to serve the 30 days in jail with credit for time served and a probation term of five years. The judge also ordered Leslie to serve special sentences for the remainder of his life, which operate like parole, after his probation ends. Leslie will also be placed on the Sex Offender Registry…