00:00This man is now in custody for allegedly recording women and children at this Walmart off of East Lincoln Highway
00:06in New Lenox.
00:07Paul Rabley is charged with three counts of child photography by a sex offender, as well as felony charges for
00:13unauthorized video recording.
00:15Employees at the Walmart first reported the suspicious behavior on July 2nd, but police say Rabley left the store before
00:22they arrived.
00:23Then on July 18th, an off-duty employee was shopping when she noticed he returned to the store.
00:28She saw the same guy again. She alerted their security department and they were able to follow him inside the
00:36store and witness him with a device in his hand, taking pictures of various females, adults and juveniles inside the
00:44store.
00:45We have reached out to Walmart for comment, but have not heard back.
00:48Police say Rabley allegedly used a device that looked like a key fob to record dozens of women and children
00:55over multiple visits to the store.
00:57Very similar to what you'd have for your car keys. Small, boxy, electric device with a couple pieces of tape
01:04on it and it had a hidden lens.
01:06Police say Rabley is already a registered sexual predator. For similar crimes dating back to 1998, police secured a search
01:14warrant for his home in Joliet where they found much more disturbing video evidence that he had recorded.
01:19He's got quite a bit of photos, not just in the stores, but neighborhood kids at parks and things of
01:26that nature.
01:27A judge denied pretrial release for Rabley in court, so he will now remain in jail until further notice. He's
01:35due back in court on July 31st.
01:37From New Lenox, Mayor Kawash, ABC 7 Eyewitness News.
01:41All right, Mayor, thank you. And in fact, we just heard back from Walmart this afternoon.
01:45A spokesperson says the company is disturbed by the allegations and that they are cooperating with authorities.
