A Sevier County man faces a felony charge of video voyeurism for an alleged incident involving a female relative, according to records.
Jeffrey Dale Boarman, who was 33 at the time of the alleged incident, was arrested in January, according to Sevier County Circuit Court documents.
Boarman's bail was set at $20,000, according to documents.
According to the arrest affidavit, in October 2019, a Sevier County woman reported to the Sheriff's Office that her 13-year-old female relative had found nude photos and videos of herself on the suspect's iPad.
The girl had allegedly been recorded in her bedroom closet. The girl was "freaked out" and deleted the images, according to the affidavit.
Sevier County Sheriff's Investigator Jeff Wahls took possession of the iPad and took it to the Arkansas State Police Office in Hope, Arkansas, along with a consent-to-search form, and investigators were able to retrieve a naked photo of the girl that was taken
from a video.
The girl told police she often got dressed in her closet. She reported that she was bending over to pick up some clothes when she noticed the iPad on a shelf and that it was recording. The girl reported that she stopped the recording and went to the recently deleted videos, where she found a video of herself changing clothes.
Prosecuting Attorney Bryan Chesshir said trial schedules are behind because of COVID-19 precautions but the case could go to court before the end of the year.