PHILADELPHIA (KYW Newsradio) — A Tik Tok video helped a woman find a hidden camera in a bathroom of an unlicensed Norristown dance studio, leading to the arrest of a previously-convicted child sex offender.
Police say the victim attended a private dance lesson on August 16 at the FG Dance Academy studio on Kendrick Lane, when the instructor, Francis Laurenzi — known as "Frankie G" — asked her to try on clothes from the dance studio.
After going to the bathroom to change, the woman noticed what seemed to be a cell phone charging block in the wall. She remembered seeing a TikTok video warning to look out for charging blocks that could have hidden cameras.
The victim searched the block and confirmed it was a pinhole camera. She removed the SD card and turned it over to Norristown Police.
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Laurenzi was arrested, and officers also seized numerous electronic and media storage devices from the home. Police say there could be up to 20 victims.
He also has a prior conviction for statutory sexual assault of a 15-year-old girl in 2015.
Police are asking anyone who has taken dance lessons at FG Dance Academy to call their Criminal Investigation Division at 610-270-0491 or 610-270-1504.
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