A Battle Ground man is facing 16 counts of voyeurism after investigators said he put a hidden camera in a bathroom of a shared home and recorded roughly two dozen people using the toilet and shower.

Derrek R. Fitzgerald, 32, did not appear Tuesday on a summons for the charges in Clark County Superior Court. Judge John Fairgrieve said it was unclear if Fitzgerald received the summons, but he authorized a warrant for Fitzgerald’s arrest.

Battle Ground police received a report April 26, 2023, from a man who said he found an SD card that was connected to a hidden camera in the bathroom he shares with a roommate, whom he identified as Fitzgerald, according to a probable cause affidavit.

Officers viewed the contents of the SD card, which they said had files dating back to February 2023. Once

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