Hidden cameras tucked inside the Park Avenue restroom at Barnie’s Coffee & Tea have jolted downtown Winter Park, turning a neighborhood coffee staple into the center of a disturbing voyeurism investigation. Police say the devices were planted over several days and that a suspect is now in custody, with investigators working through dozens of images that appear to show men, women, and children.
According to ClickOrlando, detectives located hidden cameras at Barnie’s on March 22, March 25 and April 28, and later arrested 27-year-old Nicolas Sebastian Esparza on a charge of digital voyeurism. Surveillance footage allegedly shows Esparza placing at least one device inside the restroom, and investigators say a recovered memory card contained video of 18 people. Barnie’s management told the station it would defer to law enforcement, while Barry University said it is aware of an off-campus incident involving a law student and is cooperating with investigators…