NEWS RELEASE SUMMARY – April 13, 2023
SAN DIEGO – Jonathan Sandoval, a former contract employee at a San Diego Navy hospital, pleaded guilty in federal court today to stalking his former co-worker who is a United States military service member.
According to his plea agreement, Sandoval intentionally harassed and intimated the military service member through several unwanted acts. On March 8, 2022, Sandoval rifled through the victim’s office and belongings while disregarding her requests to stop. On that same day, while in her office, Sandoval displayed a knife to the victim. Sandoval also sent the victim messages through internet messaging platforms even after the victim told him to stop sending her messages.
Sandoval admitted that he installed a hidden camera in the victim’s office without her knowledge and recorded video of the victim undressing and changing clothes in her office. And then, on March 15, 2022, Sandoval emailed the victim nude images he had taken without her knowledge and wrote in the email: “This is you naked. I’ll make sure and send all your videos of you changing. Have fun at work.”
“Stalking, harassing and surveilling someone with a secret camera is an extreme violation of privacy that causes severe distress in victims,” said U.S. Attorney Randy Grossman. “The U.S. Attorney’s Office is committed to protecting victims of stalking and holding perpetrators accountable for malicious activity over the internet and in person.” Grossman thanked the...
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