Former Walmart employee sentenced for video voyeurism

Staff report

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Henry Gomez, 25, has been sentenced to 60 days in jail, followed by six months of community control and 42 months of probation, after entering a plea of nolo contendere to two counts of video voyeurism.

According to a sworn complaint filed in the case, Gomez, who worked at the Walmart on NW 23rd Street, went into the store’s optical shop on both May 10 and May 13 of 2023 and asked the optician to show him some glasses frames. While the optician was reaching for frames, Gomez positioned a cell phone under her dress while pretending to look at lower shelves or tie his shoes; he did this several times during each visit. He also put the phone on the floor at an angle in an attempt to capture video under the victim’s dress and also placed the phone in his lap for the same purpose.

The victim became aware of the placement of the phone and provided video of the incidents to Walmart security staff and law enforcement officers.

Gomez was arrested in July 2023 and was released after two days on $100,000 bond. In February, he filed an open plea of nolo contendere to two counts of video voyeurism, which carry a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison. On April 24, Judge Phillip Pena accepted the plea and sentenced Gomez to 60 days in jail with credit for two days served, followed by 6 months of community control (house arrest), followed by 42 months of probation. He is prohibited from entering any Alachua County Walmart while he is on probation.

  • Sick freaks like this deserve 5+ years. Until Alachua county and leftists stop coddling criminals this will continue.

    • what exactly do you think a leftist is and where are they in our local government? hate to break it to you but our government is barely an inch left of center lol

  • For the next 58 days he won’t need a camera to see all the private parts he wants- in the jail shower. They won’t be women’s, though…

  • Judge you slapped him on the wrist! Next time we see him, his crime will be much worse!

  • Sounds like he went there to get his eyes checked….and they appear fine. Now…..he needs his brain checked because it’s stuck in ‘pervert’ mode.

  • How desperate can you get? They do sell adult novelties like books and videos. What a sicko

  • It’s not like they had no evidence against Gomez; also, I am certain this was not his first attempt at this deplorable behavior. If I were the victim in this case I would be REALLY ticked off at “our” justice system!

  • Will the probation office and courts allow him to move somewhere else to do his monitoring?
    Or will he be stuck here with no future?

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