AMES, Iowa — An Iowa man and former assistant girls wrestling coach at Nevada High School has been accused of secretly filming multiple women while they were changing in fitting rooms at a Target.

The Ames Police Department said the investigation began on February 24 when officers responded to the Ames Target for a report of someone filming a female while she was changing in the fitting room. According to court documents, the victim reported she was changing in the fitting room when she noticed a cellphone underneath the door.

Ames police said that the cellphone belonged to 45-year-old Michael Leslie, and a search of the phone turned up additional instances of Leslie allegedly filming multiple other women and a minor changing in the store fitting rooms throughout the month of February.

On Thursday, police announced that Leslie had been arrested and charged with one count of sexual exploitation of a minor and three counts of invasion of privacy – nudity.

The Nevada Community School District confirmed to WHO 13 that Leslie was the assistant high school girls wrestling coach, and that his employment at the school ended after the 2024-25 wrestling season.

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