A 44-year-old Fort Stewart soldier has been accused of taking inappropriate photographs without the consent of the subject.
Richmond Hill police say Alexander Cline, of Pooler, has agreed to turn himself in.
The RHPD were notified of the incident which took place at the Beach Babes Salon on Exchange Street by the victim shortly before 2 p.m. Oct. 9. The victim told officers she saw a male taking pictures of her while she was disrobed and being spray-tanned.
“She was in the booth, somebody was spraying her, she looked up and observed what appeared to be a cellphone. There was one employee there along with the employee’s spouse. When they got through the spouse had left. She went home, called the police, we went to her residence. She described the phone. We went back to the business and spoke to the lady,” Billy Reynolds, Richmond Hill chief of police said Tuesday.
When the police returned to the salon the accused man’s wife told them she understood why the officer was there and that she had already notified the owner of the salon as to what had happened.
“We had her have her husband come back over there. He came and admitted he had done it and we have a warrant for his arrest,” Reynolds said.
Cline’s phone matched the description of the one given to police by the victim, however the photos had been deleted.
Bryan County Magistrate Judge Darrell Snyder signed a warrant for Cline’s arrest Tuesday however at that time he had not been arrested. According to RHPD Sgt. Doug Sahlberg, Cline agreed to turn himself in to the Bryan County Jail by the end of the week.
Cline’s wife has not been charged in the incident.
“There is nothing to lead us to believe she is part of this,” Sahlberg said.
Additionally police say they are not aware of Cline having done anything similar in the past.
“We have not had any reports of him doing this before. We have no idea why he did it,” Reynolds said.
Cline did not reveal what he intended to do with the photos. He will be charged with unlawful eavesdropping/surveillance, a felony, Sahlberg said.
Attempts to contact the salon were unsuccessful.