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Takoma Park Man Charged with Peeping Tom; Possibility of Additional Victims a Concern

For Immediate Release: Thursday, October 30, 2025

Gaithersburg, MD - A 44-year-old Takoma Park man has been arrested for recording women inside a gym bathroom. Detectives are concerned that there may be additional victims and are asking for them to come forward.

On Friday, October 10, 2025, Montgomery County Department of Police – 5th District officers responded to One Life Fitness Club, located in the 20500 block of Seneca Meadows Parkway in Germantown after a woman reported an unknown suspect entered the women’s locker room and recorded her in the shower.

Fifth District officers conducted an extensive investigation and identified the suspect as Tshikundi Taty of Takoma Park.

During the investigation it was determined that Taty would disguise himself as a woman to gain entry into the women’s locker room. After the crime, he would then remove the disguise in an attempt to conceal his identity, and flee the scene. 

On Wednesday, October 29, 2025, officers followed Taty to a Planet Fitness in White Oak. Taty was located in the women’s locker room disguised as a woman. Taty was quickly taken into custody and transported to the Montgomery County Central Processing Unit. He has been charged with multiple counts of peeping tom and related offenses. 

Detectives are asking anyone who may have been a victim of Tshikundi Taty to call the Montgomery County Department of Police - 5th District Patrol at (240) 773-6200 or Crime Solvers of Montgomery County toll-free at 1-866-411-TIPS(8477). 

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Release ID: 25-521
Media Contact: CT 
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