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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Case # 18CM06901

Date: Aug. 3, 2018

MEDICAL DOCTOR ARRAIGNED FOR SECRETLY FILMING GUESTS IN HIS BATHROOM

SANTA ANA, Calif. – A medical doctor was arraigned today after being charged with disorderly conduct for secretly filming guests in the bathroom at his home.

Defendant: Duc Minh Vu, 33, Orange

Charged with the following misdemeanor counts:

  • (13) Disorderly conduct – secretly filming another

Maximum Sentence: Six and a half years in county jail

Pre-trial hearing on Sept. 10, 2018, 8:30 a.m. at Department C-60, Central Justice Center, Santa Ana

Circumstances of the Case

  • At the time of the crimes, Vu was a practicing physician employed at University of California, Irvine.
  • Vu is accused of placing a camera disguised as a black USB outlet charger and a digital clock in the bathroom and secretly filming over a dozen guests and roommates with the concealed cameras.
  • On Aug. 5, 2017, one of the victims discovered the two cameras.
  • John Doe called the Orange Police Department (OPD), who investigated this case and arrested the defendant at the scene

Prosecutor: Deputy District Attorney Stephanie Henderson, Central Justice Center.

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Art Pedroza Editor
Our Editor, Art Pedroza, worked at the O.C. Register and the OC Weekly and studied journalism at CSUF and UCI. He has lived in Santa Ana for over 30 years and has served on several city and county commissions. When he is not writing or editing Pedroza specializes in risk control and occupational safety. He also teaches part time at Cerritos College and CSUF. Pedroza has an MBA from Keller University.

By Art Pedroza

Our Editor, Art Pedroza, worked at the O.C. Register and the OC Weekly and studied journalism at CSUF and UCI. He has lived in Santa Ana for over 30 years and has served on several city and county commissions. When he is not writing or editing Pedroza specializes in risk control and occupational safety. He also teaches part time at Cerritos College and CSUF. Pedroza has an MBA from Keller University.

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