Full Notification

On Thursday September 20th, 2012, at approximately 2:42pm, Cypress Police Officers were dispatched to the Student Bookstore at Cypress College, located at 9200 Valley View, in regards to a disturbance investigation. Upon arrival, Officers contacted a male subject who was being detained by campus security and a female subject who was possibly a victim.

At the conclusion of the initial investigation, it was determined that the victim felt something unusual on her leg, and upon looking down, observed a male subject kneeling down next to her with his cell phone held underneath her dress. The subject attempted to record images on his cellphone of the female’s undergarments underneath her dress. The subject, identified as Stephen Harris (12-5-1980), was placed under arrest for violation of P.C. 647 (J)(2) – illegal videotaping. He was transported to the Cypress Police Department for booking and later transported to the Orange County Jail. He was released from the Orange County Jail on a written promise to appear at the West Justice Center on October 31, 2012. Furthermore, Stephen Harris is not a registered student of Cypress College and at this time it is unknown why he was on campus.

At this time, the investigation is ongoing and Detectives do not know if there are any additional victims.