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Man charged with shooting video of women changing in Ames store

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April 10th, 2025 by Ric Hanson

(Radio Iowa) – Ames police have charged a man for allegedly shooting video of women in a store changing room. Ames Police say they were called to Target February 24th on a report of a man using his cell phone camera under the fitting room door to record images without the victim’s knowledge or consent. Police say the investigation led them to more victims who were recorded in February.

Police charged 45-year-old Michael Leslie of Maxwell with (Felony) sexual exploitation of a minor, and three (Aggravated Misdemeanor) counts of invasion of privacy involving nudity. Anyone else with information on the incident is asked to call Crime Stoppers of Central Iowa or Ames Police.

Nevada Community School District superintendent Steve Gray has confirmed Leslie worked for the district as an assistant girls’ wrestling coach. He was hired as an assistant girls wrestling coach in 2022, the first season Nevada combined with Collins-Maxwell and Colo-Nesco to create a girls wrestling program. Prior to coaching at Nevada, Leslie spent seven years as head coach of Collins-Maxwell High School wrestling.

His employment with Nevada ended after the most recent wrestling season.