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A former church leader who took 200 videos of men in bathrooms across Virginia Beach was sentenced on Wednesday.
Former church leader filmed hundreds of men in bathrooms got sentenced 2 years, but will likely get out soon
Aloysius Marcus Albritton, 45, pleaded guilty to eight counts of unlawful filming and eight counts of using a peephole to view a nonconsenting person after getting arrested in June of 2025. With his phone, he’d prey on men in gas stations, the mall, and many other public bathrooms over the span of two-and-a-half months.
Albritton was sentenced Wednesday to 27 months in prison. He has already served 14 months since being held without bond since his arrest, leaving 13 months left on his sentence. However, due to the charges being misdemeanors, he only has to serve half the sentence if he’s been on good behavior while in jail. That means with 14 months already served, he could get out of jail sometime soon.
Defense Attorney Happy O’Brien argued he should be out of jail for time served. Meanwhile, the prosecutor was asking for 12 months for each of the 16 total charges he pleaded guilty to.
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Construction continues to move forward at Pembroke Square, the mixed-use redevelopment replacing the former Pembroke Mall in Virginia Beach, with new retail, entertainment, hospitality and residential projects taking shape.
Pembroke Square project advances with apartments, retail and hotel on the way
Travis Bode, with Pembroke Realty Group, said work has remained steady since the interior of the former mall was demolished about two years ago. Among the projects that have been completed include the Aviva Senior Living, Funny Bone comedy club, as well as the Draftcade. Construction is continuing on the Tempo by Hilton hotel, which is expected to open in February. Interior retail spaces are also under construction such as where the former Coastal Edge once sat…