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Man Charged With Child Porn, Spying on Women

Cuyahoga County prosecutors charge that a man who’s known in the local entertainment world was entertaining himself in illegal ways that included child pornography.

Steven Barrett has entered a not guilty plea to the charges. Prosecutors say he faces 16 counts related to child pornography and more charges that he spied on two women on different occasions in the shower of his Euclid home.

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“He had put together a platform behind the shower,” says Colleen Reali, an assistant Cuyahoga County prosecutor. “And he had drilled a peep hole in the bathtub and was watching them and videotaping them while they showered.”

The women found each other through a mutual friend, and went to police together. Authorities executed a search warrant and say they found images of child porn on Barrett’s computer.

Barrett is well-known in the local music and film community. His work reportedly includes helping to book bands and photograph shows.

Prosecutors say Barrett was only viewing images of child porn, and did not create any of the images.

When asked by Fox 8 News if he would like to say anything in his own defense, Barrett said, “I’m not at liberty to discuss the case.”

Barrett referred Fox 8 News to his attorney, whose office says he is out of town on vacation.

Barrett is due in court next week. If convicted on all counts, he could face over a 100 years in prison.