COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) – Federal investigators believe a man charged with filming
patrons in a Columbia Public Library restroom has fled to Iceland.
The Columbia Daily Tribune reports an affidavit filed Thursday by federal
agents show 42-year-old Jay Paul Robinson is charged with fleeing to avoid
prosecution. The records show federal agents believe he traveled to Iceland to
avoid prosecution for multiple sex crime charges.
Robinson was arrested in August after library staff discovered a hidden camera
in a unisex restroom. A city press release said the camera showed patrons using
the restroom and Robinson concealing it.
Investigators say additional evidence showed Robinson committing additional sex
crimes, including rape, 11 counts of sodomy and nine additional invasion of
privacy charges.
Investigators found Robinson on Aug. 5th booked a flight from Chicago to
Reykjavik, Iceland.
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