(Corrects bail amount.)
Oct. 29, 2026
— Jeff Ward, Lehigh Valley News Briefs
A 62-year-old Slatington man has been charged with a misdemeanor Invasion of Privacy charge for allegedly taking a photograph of a child’s buttocks.
That news comes from a statement today from Lehigh County District Attorney Gavin P. Holihan and Pennsylvania State Police Troop M Commanding Officer Capt. Seth J. Kelly.
Douglas Royer was working on a heating system at a Lower Macungie Township home on Sept. 24 when he allegedly took the photograph of the buttocks of a 10-year-old girl.
“Royer subsequently showed her the photo and asked if he should delete it,” according to the statement from law enforcement. He allegedly took the picture after the girl retrieved the phone for him from the crawl space under the home.
Royer is being held in Lehigh County Jail under $150,000 bail, according to the press release. He faces a potential sentence of 25 years.
From the statement: As in every criminal case, the fact that an arrest has occurred or a complaint has been filed are merely accusations; and the accused, Douglas Royer, is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty.
Here’s the statement from District Attorney Holihan and Capt. Kelly:
Oct. 29, 2026
District Attorney Gavin P. Holihan and Capt. Seth J. Kelly, Pennsylvania State Police Troop M Commanding Officer announce a Slatington man is charged with invasion of privacy for taking a photo of a child’s buttocks.
Douglas Royer, DOB 9/20/1964, of Slatington, is charged with a misdemeanor charge of Invasion of Privacy – Photograph, View, Etc., Intimate Parts of Other Person.
Royer was arraigned today before Magisterial District Judge Michael Faulkner and is in Lehigh County Jail under $150,000 bail. Royer’s preliminary hearing is scheduled for 1:15 p.m. on Nov. 4 before Magisterial District Judge Faulkner.
If convicted of the charge, Royer faces a mandatory sentence of 25 years in state prison.
On Sept. 24, 2026, Royer was working at a Lower Macungie Township home while performing work on the home’s heating system.
The victim is a 10-year-old girl. On that date while making repairs, the victim retrieved Royer’s cellphone for him while he was working underneath the home.
The victim said after giving Royer his phone, she crawled out of the space and while doing so, Royer used his phone to take a photo of her buttocks.
The victim said she was unaware Royer had taken the photo, but said Royer subsequently showed her the photo and asked her if he should delete it.
A search warrant signed by a judge allowed investigators access to Royer’s phone where the photo of the girl’s buttocks was later recovered from.
This case was investigated by Trooper Francis Vanore III and will be prosecuted by Chief Deputy District Attorney Sara A. Moyer.
As in every criminal case, the fact that an arrest has occurred or a complaint has been filed are merely accusations; and the accused, Douglas Royer, is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty.
