Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent Billy Olvera just wanted more cookies—or so he told an American Airlines flight attendant. Meanwhile, he used the ruse to take photos and videos of the attendant’s butt, legs, and feet.
A police examination of his phone uncovered 23 photos and 20 videos of the flight attendant, who goes by A.G. in court documents.
Olvera’s “clandestine video voyeurism,” as his lawyer would later describe it, took place while Olvera was on duty, working as a deportation officer transporting a detainee on a flight.
“This case boils down to an armed, on-duty law enforcement officer who was actively transporting a detainee on a commercial flight using his cell phone to film underneath a flight attendant’s skirt and take other compromising pictures of that flight attendant without her awareness or consent,” as U.S. attorney Markenzy Lapointe summarized the case before it went to trial.
Olvera was convicted in federal court of interference with flight crew members and attendants. He appealed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit, arguing that he should be acquitted because he was sneaky about his attempts to photograph A.G. and didn’t intend to interfere.
The 11th Circuit has now rejected …
I’ve seen a lot of defenses, but “I was being sneaky, so it’s okay” is pretty wild. Too bad he won’t have to register for this.
This is yet another example of a man in power thinking he is above the law. He thinks he can freely demean and control someone he feels superior to. He is a disgusting example of a human being.
Mighty fine example of those LE who feel they can abuse the law while pretending to carry it out. Dumb a**…trying to be sneaky is the name of the criminal game and you’re busted.
I know several guys in my 12 step group who were given mild jail plus up to 5 years probation for up skirt voyeurism. One did not even film their victim. The charging here seems to be very modest.
It must be nice to wear a mask, kidnap people including children, get handsy, and more likely get a slap on the wrist for being an ICE agent. No one is above the law my foot, government officials should be held to a higher standard and made an example instead of decade old crimes committed by us peasants.