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Malden, Missouri – from www.cbsnews.com – DJ’s Tan and Tone in Malden, Mo., has been closed under allegations that the owner, Joseph Layland Jr., used a hidden camera to tape customers – some of them underage – as they tanned.
KFVS reports that authorities are investigating hundreds of pieces of evidence, including more than 500 DVDs and videos, 18-to-20 hours of surveillance tape and two computer hard drives, in what could be the state’s largest porn bust.
“Disbelief, betrayal,” said customer Krista Cullum, who believes naked images of her may exist on the video seized from Layland’s home – a man she thought was a friend.
Layland often contacted Cullum and other customers on Facebook to bring in business – yet rarely charged a fee.
The investigation was launched, after a customer noticed a quarter-inch hole in the wall of one of the tanning booths and alerted police.
KFVS reports that they tried to speak with Layland’s co-owner, his mother, but she declined to make a comment.
Layland is being held on $500,000 bail.
from www.riverfronttimes.com – Women say that Joseph Layland Jr.’s tanning salon in the small town of Malden attracted patrons from all around the Missouri bootheel.
“There’s a lot more women,” client Krista Cullum told news station KFVS this week. “It’s not just Malden. We came from everywhere, Gideon, Risco, Campbell, because of the price.”
Often, the 36-year-old Layland wouldn’t even charge his clients a dime, says Cullum. He was just happy they’d returned to his DJ’s Tan and Tone after sending the women friendly Facebook messages, such as, “Your (tanning) bed misses you.”
But, then, last week one of his female clients noticed something peculiar inside her tanning booth.
A 1/4-inch hole in the wall seemed to contain a reflective piece of glass like, perhaps, a camera lens. The woman contacted the police and surprise, surprise!
Authorities discovered that Layland had been secretly videotaping dozens of clients at his tanning salon. Moreover, a search of his home found some 444 DVDs and more than 100 VHS tapes, many containing pornography and/or child porn.
Suddenly, it’s become something of a perverted parlor game in southeast Missouri wondering who may have landed in Layland’s video archive. On Saturday, some 100 women met with Malden police concerned that they may appear nude or semi-nude in the videos. Officials say there is no evidence that that stash was ever uploaded onto the Internet.
Layland has been charged with four counts of possession of child pornography and six counts of invasion of privacy. He was placed in custody on a $500,000 cash-only bond.