A Seattle man and his two-year-old daughter were pepper-sprayed by a man who was allegedly taking photos of women in the park without their permission. Brett Cameron was leaving the wading pool with his daughter Quinn when he saw a man taking photos "of a young girl in her bathing suit, sunbathing."
He approached the man, identified as David Zaitzeff, and asked if he had permission to take the girl's photograph. Zaitzeff said he did not and left. Later that day, Cameron saw Zaitzeff taking photos of different women without their consent. When Cameron confronted him, Zaitzeff started taking photos of Cameron and his daughter.
âI said donât take any more, or Iâm going to take the camera,â Cameron told King5. âAt that point, he had something around his wrist⊠he raised it up and sprayed my daughter right in the face, sprayed me right in the face.â
Police arrested Zaitzeff and charged with two counts of misdemeanor assault. He has had previous run-ins with the authorities at the park and âfrequently walked around the lake in scantily-clad clothing usually with a sign saying âfree hugs.ââHe also has an online blog which is filled with photos of women sunbathing in bikinis.
âHeâs doing it for bad reasons,â said Cameron. âI wouldnât want him taking pictures of my daughter. I donât think he should be taking pictures of other peopleâs daughters for impure reasons.â