MO - A federal judge gave the former owner of a tanning salon a 15-year prison sentence for producing child pornography by secretly videotaping teenage girls who were customers of his business. Brett Kent, who owned 360 Degree Tan on East Republic Road, won't be eligible for parole.He admitted he used a hidden camera to secretly videotape at least 20 female customers, including seven minors, while they used the tanning beds... An employee of 360 Degree Tan discovered video of a customer (a minor female) in various stages of undress, including full nudity, on the business' computer... The employee reported what she found to Springfield police...
The camera lens was mounted inside the fan unit of a tanning bed using Velcro tape, positioned at the foot of the bed. Velcro tape was also found inside the fan unit of a second tanning bed. (more)
