Crime & Safety
Police: Seaford Man Took Lewd Photo in State Park Bathroom
Eric K. Berger arrested after alleged unlawful surveillance incident with his cellphone in men's restroom at Robert Moses State Park Sunday night.
A Seaford man was arrested Sunday night and charged with taking a lewd photograph inside a men's restroom at in Babylon.
New York State Park Police said a man told authories that Eric K. Berger of Seaford had used a cellphone to snap photos in a public restroom near Parking Field 5 at around 7:30 p.m. Police said Berger, 33, "lowered his cellphone and took a picture of the man's private parts."
After taking the photograph, the two men got into a scuffle with the victim attempting to grab Berger's cellphone, police said. The victim was eventually able to take the cellphone and locate a passing police car, according to authorities.
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Berger is charged with second-degree unlawful surveillance, which is a Class E felony. He is scheduled to be arraigned at First District Court in Central Islip.
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