Abilene Man Charged with Recording Swimmers in YMCA Locker Room
Bradon Pennington faces an invasive visual recording charge after allegedly filming swimmers in an Abilene YMCA locker room.
2 reports on this incident · first at Aug 20, 2026, 2:16 p.m. ET
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Abilene Man Indicted on Charge of Recording Swimmers in YMCA Locker Room
An Abilene man has been indicted on a charge of invasive visual recording, according to KTXS. The charge stems from an incident on Feb. 26, when prosecutors allege Bradon Pennington held a cellphone over a locker room stall and recorded swimmers without their consent. The swimmers were members of the Wylie-West Junior High swim team, who were changing after practice at an Abilene YMCA.
The case is at the charging stage and has not been resolved. An indictment is not a finding of guilt, and Pennington is presumed innocent unless proven guilty in court.
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