EAST HAVEN, Conn. (1010 WINS) -- A Connecticut landlord was charged with burglary after he was caught on camera sneaking into his tenant’s apartment to smell her underwear, police said.
Jorge Orellana-Arias was charged Thursday with third-degree burglary after the tenant told police that she had video of him repeatedly inside her apartment going through her and her daughter’s belongings, the Hartford Courant reported.
According to police, in May, the woman began "barricading adjoining doors" in an attempt to ward off the alleged intruder after suspecting something was wrong.
The woman also set up hidden cameras inside the apartmentand captured Orellana-Arias going rifling through her and her daughter’s clothing, investigators said.
“She stated that the camera caught Orellana-Arias entering her apartment through a side door, before proceeding to both bedrooms where he would locate female underwear,” police said in a statement. “The video, which was provided to officers, shows Orellana-Arias bringing female garments to his nose, apparently in an effort to sniff them.”
The woman also reported that Orellana-Arias entered the residence at one point while her daughter was home alone but was "startled" by her presence and “immediately” left the apartment, officials said.
The landlord posted $25,000 bond on Thursday following his arrest and is due in court on Sept. 14, the Courant reported.