A Weston man is accused of hiding a camera in the bathroom of a Norwalk restaurant, where he was a customer. Police arrested Hector Camacho, 47, following an investigation into his actions on Sept. 29 at Sierra Grille.

According to Camacho’s arrest warrant, another customer discovered the camera on the floor of the bathroom that day and brought it and her concerns to police immediately. The woman told police the camera was covered in white tape and there was Velcro on the back.

"She looked underneath the sink and that is where she noticed Velcro taped to the wall, which she believed was used to hold the camera on the wall," the warrant said.

Police went through the camera's clips, the first of which showed the camera being placed "underneath the sink facing the toilet," the warrant said. “The only view of the suspect is from the mid-thigh area down to their shoes. The suspect appeared to be wearing blue jeans and gray colored shoes with thick white soles,” the warrant stated.

According to the warrant, the bathroom remained empty for over 25 minutes, when "you can hear Velcro tearing and the camera sounds like it falls from where it is mounted. The next video recorded shows the camera is facing straight up towards the soap dispenser to the left of the sink, not in the previous position it was before."

Later in the video, people were heard walking in and using the bathroom, but they weren’t seen due to the camera's angle, the warrant said. The camera captured them washing their hands, but no faces were visible. Police used the restaurant's surveillance camera footage to zero in on a suspect based on what he was wearing, the warrant said. They matched the shoes to a customer, who’d paid for the food with a credit card. That gave investigators Camacho’s name.

Police brought Camacho in for an interview under the pretense that they were trying to talk to anyone who might be a victim in the case, the warrant said. Camacho confirmed he was at Sierra Grille at the time and went into the bathroom but denied knowing anything about the camera. When police showed him a screenshot of the first video but didn't say it was of the suspect, Camacho identified the shoes as his, according to the warrant.

Camacho also agreed to give police a DNA sample, which the state lab matched to DNA on the camera and white tape, the warrant said. He was charged with criminal attempt at voyeurism with malice and given a $75,000 bond, which he posted. Camacho is due in court Feb. 11.