UPDATE: Now-former Sentara employee accused of filming people in restroom
CHESAPEAKE, Va. — A man is facing 42 counts of unlawful filming, according to Chesapeake police.
Jeffery Curtis Leffel was arrested for purposely leaving a phone in a restroom to film individuals without their permission.
Police say that they received a report that there was a recording device in a restroom at a medical facility on 1933 Edwin Drive in Chesapeake. At the scene, they discovered a phone that Leffel had placed in the restroom.
Police say the phone recorded several individuals "over an extended period."
Police are asking for individuals to come forward if they used the single-occupant restrooms at this location between December 2021 and May 2025. This incident is still under investigation by Chesapeake police, in which Leffel may face more charges.
