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Francis G. Laurenzi, 37, was charged Wednesday, Aug. 17 with invasion of privacy, intercept communications, and possession of instruments of crime, court records show.
Laurenzi had been running the unlicensed studio, "Frankie G Dance", in the basement of a home on the 1700 block of Kendrick Lane, Norristown Police Chief Derrick Wood said.
An investigation into Laurenzi began after a woman told police on Tuesday, Aug. 16 that she spotted a hidden camera disguised as a cell phone charging block plugged into the wall as she was changing into clothes he gave her, the chief said.
The keen-eyed victim claims she became suspicious of the charging block after seeing videos on TikTok about the possibility of those devices being hidden cameras.
Officers later went to Laurenzi's studio with a search and arrest warrant after she turned over the camera.
They seized multiple devices in the raid, including around "146 video files dating back to 2020," police told 6abc.
Police believe there are additional victims and are asking for the public's help with any information on the active case.
Laurenzi was released from Montgomery County Jail after being held on $100,000 bail, records show.
Anyone who has taken lessons at the "FG Dance Academy" is asked to contact the Norristown Police Department at (610)-270-0491 or (610)-270-1504.
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