Man charged in connection with taking photos up woman’s skirt

A 56-year-old man was arrested Tuesday after police said he took photos up a woman’s skirt at a grocery store last week.

Jacob Parrot, 56, is charged with voyeurism, according to Myrtle Beach Jail records, and he may have been involved in a similar incident during the spring, police said.

Officers were called about 11:30 a.m. Aug. 9 to the Bi-Lo at 1241 38th Avenue North in reference to a person taking photos up a 45-year-old woman’s skirt with a cellphone, according to a report.

The victim told police she heard what sounded like photos being taken with a cellphone. She turned around and saw Parrot bent down next to her just after taking pictures up her skort, which is skirt combined with shorts, police said.

The victim asked him what he was doing, and he quickly walked away. She followed him out to his gray Ford Explorer, authorities said.

The victim snapped a photo of the license plate and police used the information to find Parrot, according to the report.

Police spoke with Parrot on the phone and he was “uncooperative” and told authorities he was an attorney and was not going to answer their questions, the report states.

Officers also reached out to a 27-year-old woman who filed a report on April 1 stating a man took a photo up her skirt while she was shopping at a Seaboard Street Wal-Mart then he drove off in a gray Ford Explorer, police said.

Authorities said they left a phone message for the victim.

This story was originally published August 17, 2016 at 9:02 AM with the headline "Man charged in connection with taking photos up woman’s skirt."