Two FBI staff have been accused of using surveillance equipment to spy on teenage girls as they undressed and tried on prom gowns at a charity fashion show.

London Telegraph >> 21st April 2009

Prosecutors say the pair were manning an FBI satellite control room in Fairmont, West Virginia, when they positioned a camera at a local shopping mall on temporary changing rooms, zooming in for at least 90 minutes on girls dressing for the Cinderella Project fashion show.

Gary Sutton, 40, and Charles Hommema have been charged with conspiracy and committing criminal invasion of privacy.

The pair, who yet to offer a plea, were described in court papers as “police officers” but prosecutors did not say whether they were FBI agents.

The Cinderella Project event at the Middletown mall, which provides prom outfits for girls who could not otherwise afford them, drew hundreds of girls from 10 local high schools. Organisers said volunteers and participants were furious.

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