Overview
- Police say Samuel Nutt, 54, was arrested at Woodfield Mall after officers were called about a person recording a child in a restroom.
- Authorities accuse Nutt of using his cellphone to capture video and audio of a boy in an adjacent stall and charged him with unauthorized videotaping of a minor, a felony.
- Reporting so far relies on police statements and offers few details about the victim, whose age and identifying information have not been released.
- Nutt appeared for a detention hearing and is due back in court on July 24 at the Rolling Meadows Courthouse as the investigation and prosecution proceed.
- The case highlights concerns about safety and privacy in public restrooms and is likely to prompt questions about mall security and how bystanders and staff respond to suspected recordings.