Texas Man Accused of Planting Camera in Lemont Starbucks Women's Bathroom
Brent C. Faulk, 27, was charged with unauthorized video recording after police said he planted a video camera in a coffee cup at the Lemont Starbucks on May 15. He was freed on $2,000 bond.
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A Texas man accused of placing a video camera in the women's bathroom at the Lemont Starbucks with intent to sell the images on the Internet was freed on $2,000 bond Wednesday.
Brent C. Faulk, 27, of the 14600 block of Woodson Park Road in Houston, TX, was arrested by Lemont police Tuesday, and was charged with felony unlawful video recording, according to Chief Kevin Shaughnessy.
The incident reportedly happened May 15 at Starbucks, 1243 State St., when an employee found a coffee cup with the camera in it while she was cleaning the bathroom, prosecutors said.
When the employee took the cup to her co-workers, Faulk reportedly approached her nervously, telling her he had made a "stupid mistake." Prosecutors said Faulk then told her that he was from Texas and needed money for his family and had planned to record images to sell on the Internet.
Shaughnessy said the camera was discovered prior to any patrons being videotaped. He praised the employees at Starbucks for their alertness and following through with law enforcement.
He also praised the Houston Police Department, which assisted in the investigation.
"Through the cooperation of Starbucks employees and management, investigators tracked Faulk back to Houston, where he lives," Shaughnessy said in a statement. Faulk was reportedly in Illinois on business.
A manager at the Lemont Starbucks declined to comment on the incident.
In a bond hearing at the Bridgeview courthouse Wednesday, Faulk's defense attorneys asked for $10,000 bail, saying it was his first offense, but Cook County Judge Maureen Daly set the bail at $20,000.
"It's not that he said this was stupidly done as a joke," Daly said. "He expressed an intent to sell the images and that weighed into consideration of the bond."
Faulk posted bond and was released Wednesday, according to the Cook County Court Clerk's office.
Prosecutors also asked that Faulk be restricted from using the Internet or having any contact with the employee at Starbucks or the Starbucks store.
His next court date is set for Aug. 6, Shaughnessy said.
JoAnne Panagiotaros
3:23 pm on Wednesday, July 11, 2012
Was Brent Faulk an employee at the Lemont Starbuck's?
kathy
3:46 pm on Wednesday, July 11, 2012
yes - that's what I what I was wondering - did he work there? creepy!
Amanda Luevano
4:05 pm on Wednesday, July 11, 2012
No, I don't believe so, based on the information provided by prosecutors. I will update the story asap once I have the release from the Lemont Police Department.
Kurt Cobain
9:28 am on Wednesday, August 15, 2012
hello, do you have any new information on this case. Thanks
Edward Andrysiak
8:50 pm on Wednesday, July 11, 2012
Well he is probably lucky the alert Starbucks employee and cops shut this creep down before he put pictures of our women and maybe children in the for sale section of the internet. However, I am wondering if he will be marked as a sex offender and potential child molester so that all will know of his "thinking" where every he may choose to live. One can assume he would eagerly accept child "porn" as well as any adult. Throw the *entire* book at this creep!
Chicagoan
12:17 pm on Thursday, July 12, 2012
I wonder how many other restroom's he has installed cameras in!
william
2:52 pm on Saturday, October 27, 2012
I agree with you. He got caught this time but how many times did he get away with his gross behavior.
chris
12:24 pm on Thursday, July 12, 2012
He is such a moron why would anyone attempt something so stupid he must not have a brain and deserves any and, everything he gets.
we will probably be seeing him on americas dumbest criminals.
Chris
1:29 pm on Thursday, July 12, 2012
Freed on bond. Please tell me that he's not staying in town or being allowed to do so.
JoAnne Panagiotaros
3:49 pm on Thursday, July 12, 2012
Nobody saw this guy entering AND exiting a woman's restroom. How long did he think this cup would sit in there before being found.
James Smith
8:45 pm on Thursday, July 12, 2012
I wonder if he was upset at the new seating they have or the earlier closing times.
joe dirt
11:04 pm on Thursday, July 12, 2012
Bond a little cheaper than a large coffee.Not bad
Julie fregia
2:57 pm on Tuesday, July 31, 2012
I know him and he is a good person, who made a bad choice....i'm sure he feels really bad
Cari Allen
9:26 pm on Friday, August 3, 2012
He's not a moron, he is one of the smartest people I know actually. Grow up and start drama with people you know.
This man is an awesome christian, I'm sure he was just on the wrong path, but god has forgivin him. So The past doesn't matter. Buh bye.
Spencer D. Smith
10:44 am on Tuesday, November 20, 2012
No one is starting drama. This man violated our community and committed a despicable crime. Your statement that he is an "awesome Christian" seems a little out of place considering what he attempted to do.
someone who cares
10:19 pm on Monday, August 6, 2012
I know him too, but I am not backing him up like the other two people. Sadly there are more stories to come that are even worse and I do hope he gets the consequences he deserves. He has hurt a lot of people with his actions. God will forgive him, but Brent will have a long and lonely road ahead of him and I pray for those close to him that he has hurt in the process.
Chicago Princess
11:12 am on Thursday, August 9, 2012
Anything new on this? What happened at court on the 6th?
Kurt Cobain
9:29 am on Wednesday, August 15, 2012
wondering how this is turning out
Jackie Copley
2:12 pm on Sunday, October 7, 2012
He was my youth pastor and was/is a very good man. He isn't a bad person, just made a bad decision. So all you crap talking wanna be's can hush.
Spencer D. Smith
10:46 am on Tuesday, November 20, 2012
The courts will ultimately decide whether he is/was a "good" person or not. If convicted, I'd pretty much say that confirms he is not. In the meantime, how are people in this community who were violated "wanna bes." What exactly do we "want to be?"
william
2:49 pm on Saturday, October 27, 2012
Its idoits like this that should be considered a felon not somebody who has a drug problem and is only hurting themseleves. This guy is a giant pervert and this time he was caught but who knows how many times he has gotten away with his disgusting behavior. He should be marked as a known sexual predator and it should stay on his record forever. I cant believe that some of you are siding with him, "oh he is a good person". Good people do not plan to video tape women and young girls using the bathroom for his profit and for his sexual pleasure. He is a true pig and a real FELON!!!!!
concerned citizen
8:06 am on Sunday, November 11, 2012
what troubles me is william is right. and the fact that his grandmother is married to a preacer that allows him to help pastor the youth in a new church they have started in jasper texas. community church. do you think the parents have the right to know of his activities? very concerned how he could have the oppurtunity with inocent children boggels my mind!
Josh Allard
11:49 am on Thursday, November 15, 2012
He is sick he was married to my sister and when it all came out he admitted it started as a child. He admitted to drilling a hole in the bathroom at his grandma's guest bathroom wall so he could spy on people changing to go swimming. He' has delayed his court date twice now.
Hurtah
9:12 am on Tuesday, November 20, 2012
Which Grandma's home please
William Abate
9:32 am on Friday, November 16, 2012
I really looked up to him. Makes me sad a person who I thought was an amazing person of God would do something like this. Respect = gone.
concerned citizen
6:37 am on Tuesday, November 20, 2012
i sure hope the D.A. knows that there is a long history of this kind of behavior and not an isolated incident.
concerned citizen
7:45 am on Sunday, January 6, 2013
is there any news on this case? sure have been wandering how this is unfolding have not heard about what the courts are doing. Can somebody report anything? Thank you.
anonymous but concerned
11:01 am on Wednesday, January 30, 2013
he has continually gotten the court date postponed. He was at trial 1/28 and I called today and they have once again rescheduled it for 2/26/13...Will this ever end??? Not sure at all how the courts can just let this drag on and on. Ppl involved need to be able to have closure and he needs to pay for what he did. Yes there is a long history here and he admitted to many many things he did.
concerned citizen
6:53 am on Tuesday, February 5, 2013
thank you for the update i cant find out anything who do you call for info on case
Bufford T Justice
4:39 pm on Saturday, March 2, 2013
How did the court date go? Or did it get reset again