NEW YORK (1010 WINS) – A man was sentenced to prison after recording videos of numerous girls and women without their consent or knowledge at local stores and in their homes for nearly two years and then running away from police, prosecutors announced on Wednesday.
Christopher W. Cox, 35, of Red Bank, was sentenced to eight years in prison after pleading guilty last year to eluding police, endangering the welfare of a child, and invasion of privacy, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago said.
An investigation found that, on Oct. 20, 2022, Cox was seen entering a ShopRite in Shrewsbury, N.J. and shortly began following female shoppers around the store, using his cell phone in a manner indicating that he was covertly recording videos of them from behind.
Cox was then seen leaving the store and leaving the area in a white Dodge Durango, according to prosecutors.
About a week later, Cox was pulled over on Newman Springs Road in Red Bank. After initially obeying a command from an officer to leave his vehicle, Cox then quickly went back into his SUV and fled from the scene, with the officer releasing his grip on him in order to avoid getting dragged by the SUV.
Cox was found in Little Silver shortly thereafter and taken into custody without further incident.
An investigation led to the seizure of numerous videos in Cox's possession, most depicting girls and women being filmed from below using a cell phone placed in a grocery basket, duffel bag, or other places.
Other confirmed incidents took place in supermarkets or box stores located in Monmouth and Union counties.
The investigation further found that Cox had been employed as a plumber, and some of the charges against him were related to similar videos recorded in the homes of clients.
"The deeply disturbing nature and scope of the conduct exhibited by this defendant underscored a clear mandate for justice," Santiago said. "After consultation with the victims, we feel this resolution is fair and appropriate, and necessary for the obvious need to deter such behavior."
According to the 67-count indictment, the charges were later amended to include his crimes against all 27 known victims, which he acknowledged during his October 2024 plea hearing.
