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The Platte County Prosecutor's Office is searching for potential victims who may have been secretly recorded inside a gender-neutral restroom at Kansas City International Airport.
Investigators say Teriosi Ludwig, a former airport restaurant employee, filmed 66 women in the restroom.
The prosecutor's office wants travelers who used the gender-neutral restrooms in Concourse A between January and March to come forward, which could help strengthen the case.
"You can come to us because, again, we have data with timestamps," Platte County Prosecuting Attorney Eric Zahnd said in a press conference Monday.
I spoke with travelers who said they felt uneasy about the incidents.
"I would feel violated. It's wrong," said Karen, a traveler passing through KCI.
Kansas City Councilman Nathan Willett (1st District), who represents the Northland, said the legislation around gender-neutral bathrooms needs to be changed following the incident.
"It's the most disgusting thing that you can imagine in violating someone's privacy at KCI airport," Willett said.
Willett wants to make an immediate change at this Thursday's City Council meeting.
"We can make a quick fix right now," he said. "We can change those 24 stalls to women-only stalls, and then maybe you can do some individual/family restrooms."
The gender-neutral restrooms opened when the new terminal opened three years ago. Seattle is the only other U.S. airport with these types of restrooms.
Kansas City, Missouri, Mayor Quinton Lucas' office stated he will "reserve his outrage for the criminal."
"We will review everything that we can to make sure people are safe," Lucas said. "We will treat this as it needs to be as a criminal investigation."
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