SAN ANTONIO — A man was arrested for allegedly sending sexually explicit videos to his own cell phone during an interview at SeaWorld San Antonio, authorities say.
According to an arrest affidavit, a man identified by SAPD as being under 18 arrived at SeaWorld's Human Resources Department to interview for the job last June. The juvenile met with 23-year-old David Josiah Martinez, who was working as a recruiting specialist.
Martinez apparently told the interviewee he was wasn't able to pull up application materials on his phone, police say, so he asked for the victim's device.
The victim was having a difficult time pulling up application materials on his own, police say, at which point Martinez offered to do it for him. The man was able to pull up his application and handed his phone to Martinez, who said he was still having trouble.
Martinez told the man he was going to get help from the front desk and left the room with the victim's phone, according to the affidavit. After about five minutes, Martinez returned and returned the victim's phone, saying the application was complete. However, when the man later returned home, he noticed that a sexually explicit video of himself and his girlfriend – created in private – had been sent from his phone to an unknown number, arrest records say.
The man informed his father of the incident, who then went to SeaWorld to speak with Martinez. But he refused to see them. When, according to the affidavit, the victim's father wasn't getting anywhere with a manager either, he called police.
Upon further investigation, police say they discovered the video had been sent to Martinez's personal cell phone. He was then arrested Wednesday and booked into the Bexar County jail, where he remains jailed on a $30,000 bond. He faces charges of invasive visual recording.
Asked why it took so long for SAPD to make an arrest, a spokesperson for the police department said investigations involving electronic devices can vary in how long they take to unfold. The department also said no other victims have reported the suspect as of now.
In a statement to KENS 5, SeaWorld said Martinez hasn't been employed at the park since last June, when the incident allegedly occurred.
"We at SeaWorld take allegations like this seriously, investigate such reports and take appropriate action as necessary," the company said.
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