On Tuesday, June 30, on the San Diego County Fair’s SDG&E Showcase Stage, the Jamul School of the Performing Arts began their 1:00 p.m. presentation for the crowd of about 150 fairgoers. The numerous choreographed acts presented teenaged and young adult dancers — all female — dressed in typical dance costumes of tights, tutus, and short skirts.
At around 1:20 p.m., two sheriff’s deputies began questioning a man who held a video camera. For about ten minutes, the deputies reviewed his footage. For another 20 minutes they talked with him and took notes. The man, in his 40s and wearing a white T-shirt with an American flag design, did not appear to have any family with him, nor did he seem miffed that he was missing the performances.
At 1:45 p.m., an fairgrounds employee walked past the man and the deputies while holding out his cell phone to take a picture of the man.
When I asked the employee what was going on and if there was concern that the man was inappropriately videotaping, the employee said, “That would be a good guess, but I can’t say any more about it.”
Five minutes later, while the performances were still going on, the man walked out of the performance area toward the midway, in a different direction than the two deputies.
According to sheriff lieutenant Milakovich, the deputy in charge of the sheriff’s fair command center, no arrest was made in the incident.
On Tuesday, June 30, on the San Diego County Fair’s SDG&E Showcase Stage, the Jamul School of the Performing Arts began their 1:00 p.m. presentation for the crowd of about 150 fairgoers. The numerous choreographed acts presented teenaged and young adult dancers — all female — dressed in typical dance costumes of tights, tutus, and short skirts.
At around 1:20 p.m., two sheriff’s deputies began questioning a man who held a video camera. For about ten minutes, the deputies reviewed his footage. For another 20 minutes they talked with him and took notes. The man, in his 40s and wearing a white T-shirt with an American flag design, did not appear to have any family with him, nor did he seem miffed that he was missing the performances.
At 1:45 p.m., an fairgrounds employee walked past the man and the deputies while holding out his cell phone to take a picture of the man.
When I asked the employee what was going on and if there was concern that the man was inappropriately videotaping, the employee said, “That would be a good guess, but I can’t say any more about it.”
Five minutes later, while the performances were still going on, the man walked out of the performance area toward the midway, in a different direction than the two deputies.
According to sheriff lieutenant Milakovich, the deputy in charge of the sheriff’s fair command center, no arrest was made in the incident.
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