Saturday, Aug. 2, 2025, Williamsburg police arrested 76-year-old George Thomas West for allegedly filming in a Colonial Williamsburg public bathroom over the span of 29 years. West now awaits his next hearing Jan. 16, 2026, at the Williamsburg/James City County General District Court.
Officers later obtained multiple search warrants from the Criminal Investigations Bureau, finding evidence suggesting West had been engaged in unlawful filming since 1996 and reportedly videotaped “thousands” of men. Charged with one count of disorderly conduct and 16 counts of illegal filming of another person, a combined 17 class one misdemeanors, West could face up to 17 years in prison if found guilty on all counts.
West was granted bond Aug. 11 and is not currently in jail. He lived in Gloucester County, Va., commuting 40 minutes on Saturdays for his alleged unlawful filming. West had been a deacon at the Union Baptist Church in Hayes, Va., but was removed from the position Aug. 17 following a vote by the church body…