Valley Stream man faces charges after filming woman in shower, police say
Paul Cotugno, 31, of Valley Stream. Credit: NCPD
A Valley Stream man was arrested and charged after he peered into a woman’s bathroom window Saturday night and used a cellphone to film her while she showered, Nassau police said.
Paul Cotugno, 31, entered the woman’s backyard in Valley Stream shortly after 10 p.m. and used a chair to look into her bathroom window, police said. The woman, 25, screamed and Cotugno fled on foot. He was found a few minutes later and taken into custody, police said.
Cotugno was charged with second-degree unlawful surveillance and two counts of third-degree criminal trespass. He was released on an appearance ticket and is scheduled to return to First District Court in Hempstead on Jan. 23, police said.
Vera Chinese joined Newsday in 2017 after working as an editor for the East End lifestyle publication northforker and a general assignment reporter for the New York Daily News.
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