More Victims of Accused Olive Branch 'Peeping Preacher' Surface

Updated: Monday, 31 Oct 2011, 6:13 PM CDT
Published : Monday, 31 Oct 2011, 4:04 PM CDT

OLIVE BRANCH, Miss. - A traveling preacher from Olive Branch, charged with secretly videotaping women in two towns, is now under investigation in a third town. Investigators said the evangelist may have been videotaping women for years.

Police in Olive Branch confiscated the preacher's video equipment and computers at his home this weekend. They said they're shuffling through video that dates back years and have notified some victims already, but they said their investigation is far from over.


33-year old traveling preacher, Sam Allen Nuckolls, is facing felony charges in 2 states where he's accused of secretly videotaping women. Olive Branch Police arrested Nuckolls at his home on Meadow Ridge Lane Saturday.

They said the video recordings of women they've seen so far were all taken in Nuckolls' home. But, they won't say exactly where.

"At this point it's consistent he's videoing them alone while they're expecting they're by themselves and have privacy," OBPD Assistant Chief Mark Kimbell said of the investigation.

As we previously reported, Nuckolls was charged with video voyeurism in Gosnell, Arkansas on Tuesday. A woman there said the traveling evangelist was a guest in her home and used a video spy pen to record her undressing and taking a shower.

Gosnell police seized Nuckolls' pen camera and a computer. That's where they said they found video of other women, including one in Waldron, Arkansas, which is on the other side of the state.

Police said Nuckolls hid a camera in a box and slid it under a woman who was helping him sell t-shirts at a church event, giving him a perfect view up her skirt.

Waldron Police now have an open investigation as well. Olive Branch Police said they have already identified multiple victims, who've now seen the video Nuckolls allegedly took of them in his home.

"Those involved knew him and have known him for some time so there was reason for them to be at his home," Kimbell stated. "For those we contacted so far, there is a level of shock and disbelief because of the level of trust they felt."

Nuckolls' neighbors are also stunned; Raymond Clower said he was "definitely surprised and shocked. My wife shocked too and we were disturbed with it too."

Neighbor Rodney Jones added, "You don't expect some one who lives next door, seems so nice, to be caught up in something like this."

Police said there could be more victims and more charges. Investigators said the video dates back years and they're still sifting through it all.

Kimbell said, "This investigation is still moving forward; I would consider it in the early stages."

Police said all the victims, so far, are over 18. Nuckolls is married and neighbors said they recently adopted a baby.

He's expected to be in court in Olive Branch Tuesday morning.

 

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