A northern Virginia man has been arrested on charges of illegally recording children in his home, and police are concerned there are more alleged victims.
Victor Souphom, 52, is currently being held in the Fairfax County Jail without bond after being charged with two counts of unlawful filming of minors.
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Detectives with the Child Exploitation Unit say they received a tip and arrested him a few weeks ago for allegedly illegally recording multiple children inside his Alexandria home.
Detectives said they found hidden cameras and digital media storage devices in his home and car.
Police said Souphom worked for the Lao Heritage Foundation, which, according to their website, offers cultural music and fine arts summer programs for children.
Fox 5 interviewed some of Souphom’s neighbors, who were astonished by the charges.
“I’m shocked, but I’m so thankful that he’s caught. And I pray to god that the victims of that man will not suffer,” one neighbor said.
“We’re obviously pretty upset about it, kind of confused. And at first, we weren’t sure, we kind of heard that they were investigating something. And we were hoping that it wasn’t what it sounded like. We have our own concerns,” another neighbor told FOX 5.
The Lao Heritage Foundation issued a statement on their website saying, in part:
“Souphom has been removed from his position as co-director and board member of LHF and will no longer be involved in LHF in any way…”
“To be clear, the activities for which Mr. Souphom was arrested occurred in his personal capacity. Nothing he did were either known or condoned by LHF or his family. He was not acting within the scope of his responsibilities to LHF or with the authorization of LHF.”
Police seek more victims
Detectives are encouraging anybody whose child attended Lao Heritage Foundation activities and believes they may be a victim to contact Fairfax County Police.
