04 January 2023 , 22:21
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A Silicon Valley CEO has been arrested after a woman in a cafe loo spotted him peeping at her under the cubicle door.
The furious woman chased the alleged Peeping Tom but he pushed her to the ground and fled.
He was later identified as drone expert Eduardo Moreno, the CEO of tech company SeaDrone Inc, which supplies underwater drones to the US Navy.
The 35-year-old was later grabbed by witnesses when he returned to the Panera Bread cafe in California, US.
The have-a-go heroes held him until police arrived.
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In a statement, Mountain View Police Department said: "The woman screamed at the man, who then ran out of the restroom and the restaurant.
SeaDrone CEO Eduardo Moreno (Newsflash)"The victim chased the man, later identified as 35-year-old Eduardo Moreno, and confronted him near El Camino Real.
"The woman tried to take a photo of Moreno, but he grabbed her phone and pushed her to the ground before running off toward Marich Way.
"He was spotted taking his shirt off and jumping a fence before returning to Panera, where he was tackled by a group of bystanders as responding patrol officers arrived.
anera Bread restaurant in the city of Mountain View, in Santa Clara County, California, USA (Newsflash)"The victim was able to identify Moreno as the man in the restroom and Moreno was subsequently arrested for robbery and peeping.
"Moreno was booked into the Santa Clara County Jail."
Police also urged anyone with additional information to come forward about the incident, which took place in the Mountain View area.
They added: "Detectives continue to investigate this case and are concerned that Moreno may have additional victims. If you or anyone you know may be a victim of Moreno."
Moreno has a master's degree in mechanical engineering from Stanford, where he was part of their Robotics AI Lab.