Man Arrested for Recording Employees in Prime Restaurant Bathroom

Police Photo Jose Rivas

Suffolk County Police have arrested a Huntington man for placing a cell phone camera in the employee bathroom of a Prime restaurant in Halesite.

A female employee of Prime, located at 117 New York Ave., discovered a cell phone, which was set to record, placed in an employee bathroom, on July 23, 2016 at approximately 8:30 p.m.

Following an investigation by Second Squad detectives, Jose Rivas, who is a dishwasher at the restaurant, was arrested and charged with Unlawful Surveillance 2^nd Degree.

Rivas, 34, of 72 Sunset Drive, was held overnight at the Second Precinct and is scheduled to be arraigned on July 24 at First District Court in Central Islip.

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