Posted on 04/22/2026 11:47:44 AM PDT by V_TWIN
A wide-eyed Emmy award-winning journalist was arrested for allegedly secretly filming people getting undressed at a local Oklahoma television station.
Darrell Lee Vannostran, 40, was booked after he was arrested for the use of photo or video equipment in a clandestine manner in a private place. The photographer and editor was nominated and won multiple Heartland TV Emmy Awards last year.
According to court documents obtained by The Oklahoman, janitorial staff discovered two video cameras in the private dressing room areas within KWTV News 9’s building in downtown Oklahoma City.
Authorities said it was not immediately clear whether the cameras recorded guests or staff at the local station. During their review of the video, they found individuals in "various states of undress," according to The Oklahoman.
The cameras were attached by Velcro underneath clothing racks, investigators said.
Authorities, the outlet said, allege that Vannostran was inside the news station when not scheduled to work, entering the building and staying less than 45 minutes and allegedly making connections to the hidden cameras within the timeframes under investigation.
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Well, he certainly looks normal. 😏
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Looks like he just watched Hilliary
One of Obama’s Caucasian relatives.
That dude probably has one of the stickiest/crustiest keyboards you’ll ever find.
Looks like somebody that would win an Emmy.
Looks like a dude that got caught red handed and is scared shtless of the consequences to me.
I have it from good sources that there are some places you can go on the internet to see people in “various states of undress.” Why put cameras in dressing rooms?
ROTFL! ;-D
“Darrell Lee Vannostran, 40, was booked…”
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Was he one of the Darrells on the (Bob) Newhart show?
I think “Eyes Wide Shut” was creepy.
“Somebody just said ‘Trump’.
Who said it? I know I heard it!
Meanwhile, how long has it been since I did stuff,
You know, stuff like showering, snipping my moustache, shampooing and using Right Guard? Changing my clothes. I can’t even remember, since I do everything by remote now.”
“Why put cameras in dressing rooms?”
Couple of things come to mind.
1. The thrill of it.
2. He wanted to see someone in particular.
Or both
Related to Dr Martin Van Nostrand the dermatologist.
I have it from good sources that there are some places you can go on the internet to see people in “various states of undress.”
ICYDK, the porn site “GirlsDoPorn,” which featured coerced, non-consensual
content, girls undressing, etc, was shut down in January 2020 after a major lawsuit.
Operators were ordered to pay over $12.8 million to 22 women who were lured by false modeling gigs.
The site owner faced federal sex trafficking charges, with reports and investigations like
that from Reuters, highlighting extreme coercion and exploitation, according to NPR.
Or easy money.
“...Well, he certainly looks normal. 😏...”
LOL....yeah, for an escapee from a mental ward.....
I forgot about that guy. He is sure paying a steep price...
Michael James Pratt (born 1982 in New Zealand), the founder and owner of the now-defunct GirlsDoPorn website, is currently serving a 27-year federal prison sentence for sex trafficking crimes.
• In 2019, as civil and criminal scrutiny intensified, Pratt liquidated assets and fled the United States.
• He became an international fugitive and was added to the FBI’s Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list in September 2022.
• He was arrested by Spanish National Police in Madrid/Spain on December 21, 2022, and extradited to San Diego in March 2024.
• On June 5, 2025, he pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit sex trafficking by force, fraud, or coercion, and one count of sex trafficking by force, fraud, or coercion.
• On September 8, 2025, U.S. District Judge Janis Sammartino sentenced him to 27 years in prison (plus 10 years of supervised release afterward). This was longer than the prosecutors’ recommendation (~22 years) and above the high end of federal guidelines, after hearing victim impact statements. The judge reportedly called out the harm caused, with some victims describing lasting trauma.
In February 2026, the same judge ordered Pratt (jointly with co-defendants) to pay $75.6–76 million in restitution to over 100 victims for the lifelong harm inflicted. Prosecutors noted he likely won’t be able to pay the full amount, but it serves as formal acknowledgment of the damage. He is incarcerated at a medium-security federal facility in Victorville, California, with a projected release date around 2045.
Or like the IT guy on WKRP. Except that was before there were IT guys.
I thought of that. lol!
Mr. Gonzer - George Wyner.
He had signed releases.
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