Police are warning women using public washrooms to be vigilant.

Some 36 women using washrooms in Brampton and Toronto were secretly filmed, according to police.

A Brampton man has been charged by Peel Regional Police for 36 counts of voyeurism, in addition to sexual assault and mischief.

Police allege between August 13, 2020 and August 18, 2020, a suspect attended ‘numerous’ female washrooms at businesses in Brampton and Toronto and ‘concealed himself in a bathroom stall.’

“The suspect would then place his cellphone under the partitions and took videos of unsuspecting female victims using the washroom,” Peel police said in a release.

Officers allege the suspect had a busy schedule.

“During the same time period, the suspect attended multiple stores and public places within the cities and allegedly captured videos that were pointed under a skirt,” according to detectives.

The suspect was first charged by police in August 2020 and more charges were laid on November 16 as a result of further investigation.

The suspect came to the attention of police after they received calls about a suspicious male entering the ladies’ room at Kennedy Square Mall, near Kennedy Rd. S. and Clarence St., in Brampton.

Officers arrived to find the suspect hiding in a stall within the bathroom.

The suspect was also seen entering and exiting a women’s washroom inside of a department store near Kennedy Rd. S. and Steeles Ave. E., in south Brampton.

Andre Lawrence, 31, of Brampton, is charged with 36 counts of voyeurism. He appeared in Brampton court on November 17.

Investigators believe there may still be additional victims, and are urging them to contact investigators from the 22 Division Criminal Investigations Bureau at 905-453-2121 extension 2233. Witnesses, or anyone with information on this investigation, are also asked to contact investigators, or provide information anonymously through Crime Stoppers at 1-888-222-TIPS.