The man responsbile for EA's T&A

Man accused of filming Erin Andrews released on bond
By Mike Robinson/AP Legal Affairs Writer

CHICAGO (AP) — An Illinois insurance executive accused of secretly making nude videos of cable television sports reporter Erin Andrews apparently uploaded videos of other unsuspecting nude women to the Internet, a federal prosecutor said Monday.

Michael D. Barrett, 47, of Westmont, was released on $4,500 bond but was ordered to wear an ankle monitoring bracelet, to adhere to a strict curfew and not to use the Internet. He is due in U.S. District Court in Los Angeles on Oct. 23 to face federal charges of interstate stalking.

Barrett is accused of making the videos of Andrews by modifying peepholes in hotel room doors, using a hacksaw and a cell phone camera, and then trying to sell them to Los Angeles-based celebrity gossip site TMZ

Grimes said the government has confiscated two computers and cell phones used by Barrett, and "feels strongly that those items will provide further evidence."

Like the Andrews videos, videos of the other women were shot through a door peephole and uploaded to the Internet under a name Barrett used, "GOBLAZERS1," Grimes said.

Andrews appears in at least eight videos nude. An FBI affidavit said Barrett specifically asked for a room next to Andrews at a Tennessee hotel where seven videos were likely taken. An eighth video may have been shot at a Milwaukee hotel.

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I've been looking forward to finding out who this guy is more than Dallas fans were looking forward to finding out who shot J.R. From what the story says this guy called a hotel in Nashville where he knew EA would be staying, asked which room she was in and then booked the room next door. Then he altered the peep hole with a hack saw and used a camera phone to spy on her.

Here's what I don't get. If he used a cell phone camera wouldn't he had to have stood there for hours on end in the chance that EA strutted around nude? Wouldn't that leave the chance that someone could find him doing this or EA could come to the door at any time? It seems like a flawed plan. Too good to be true. I've heard that the two suites were on their own hall but I'm sure ESPN folk would be coming to her room periodically.

I'm still convinced she's in on it in some way and that this guy is just the patsy. If you would have seen her wiggling her caboose around in the video, you'd agree. Women don't prance around naked and wiggle while doing their hair. That's a male fantasy. I'll say this though. If she's not in on it that hotel is going to owe her a ton of money and its going to get closed immediately.