GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — A man charged with hiding a cellphone to record women in a restaurant bathroom is facing additional charges.
Tuesday, 20-year-old Brandyn Rosa pleaded guilty to child abusive activity and capturing/distributing image of unclothed person charges in connection to the case at Penn Station East Coast Subs earlier this month. Rosa is facing five new charges, including three counts of child sexually abusive activity and two counts of using a computer to commit a crime.
Prosecutors said additional photos of unclothed minors were discovered on Rosa’s cellphone after a search warrant was executed. Authorities said these are new victims, but the circumstances of how their pictures ended up on his cellphone are unknown.
Court documents say the Grand Rapids Police Department, Michigan State Police and the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force completed a forensic examinations on five different electronic devices belonging to Rosa. There were “numerous” child sexually abusive videos and pictures on the devices, in which the investigator said a large portion of were of children from 2 to 7 years old, according to court documents.
There were also images of a child victim taken by Rosa’s phone, including a video of Rosa setting up the camera in the Penn Station location.
His bond was raised to $50,000 and he is back in custody.
He was previously released on bond. Rosa was first arrested after the phone was discovered last month at Penn Station East Coast Subs on 28th Street in Grand Rapids, where Rosa worked.