GREENVILLE, N.C. (WITN) -A man from the east has been arrested on a charge of felony secret peeping after police say he was seen on video placing his phone under a woman’s skirt.
Greenville police say 21-year-old Thomas Elliott was arrested at Target on Greenville Boulevard Monday. This as Pitt County Schools confirms that Elliott has been a volunteer at one of their elementary schools.
Another shopper there started taking video of him with her cellphone after she said she noticed him following her around the store. She kept taking video that shows Elliott placing his phone on the floor under a woman’s skirt.
The woman taking that video posted the exchange between her and Elliott on social media, including police showing up at the store and placing him in handcuffs and taking him out of the store.
A Pitt County School spokesman says Elliott was a volunteer at Eastern Elementary School in Greenville.
“We are disturbed and deeply concerned by video footage of the individual that has been shared on social media and news outlets, and based on the footage, the individual will not be returning to our campuses as a volunteer or hired as an employee,” said Tom McClellan, school system spokesman.
McClellan said before volunteers and visitors are given campus access, they are screened through Raptor, a program that determines if they are listed in any sex offender databases.
Elliott posted a $5,000 bond and is scheduled for a first court appearance Tuesday in Greenville.
