Sun Herald - 12/23/04 -
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Published on: 12/23/2004
Last Visited: 12/23/2004
"Our investigation is continuing," Charlotte County Sheriff's Detective Mike Ortiz said Wednesday.
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"There is no justifiable reason to put a camera in a bathroom," Ortiz said.
At least three girls remain unidentified.And the Hoefers have been uncooperative throughout the investigation, Ortiz said.
"We want to get these other kids identified," Ortiz said.
The videotapes apparently recorded only female gymnasts using restroom.Parents who enrolled their daughters at Gymnastics 'N More are asked to call the Sheriff's Office to provide descriptions of their children.
Detectives have searched the studio and served a search warrant on Hoefer's Port Charlotte home.Items taken from the home, including a computer, are still being analyzed.Ortiz said there is no evidence the videos were transmitted over the Internet.
The video captured girls between the ages of 14 and 18 entering, using and leaving the single-stall, single-room bathroom within the last year, Ortiz said.
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Anyone with information and those who enrolled their daughters at Gymnastics 'N More can call Ortiz at (941) 639-2101.
Parents who enrolled their daughters at Gymnastics 'N More in Charlotte Harbor are encouraged to call Detective Mike Ortiz at the Charlotte County Sheriff's Office at (941) 639-2101.