Pilot Surrenders to Charges of Underage Upskirt Photo

Pilot accused of photographing 15-year-old coaches girls softball

A US Airways pilot turned himself into Philadelphia police Tuesday morning for allegedly snapping an illegal photo of a teen.

He was accused of snapping a cell phone picture up a 15-year-old girl’s skirt in a terminal of the Philadelphia International Airport on Thursday.

The pilot is Joseph Pereira, 55, of Wexford, Pa., north of Pittsburgh, Pa. He also coaches girls’ softball at North Allegheny High School.

A witness at the terminal said she saw the man aim his cell phone up the girl’s skirt to take a picture and she immediately reported him to police.

Police obtained a warrant to check the pilot’s cell and after, a warrant for his arrest, said the Philadelphia Inquirer.

Pereira was charged with invasion of privacy and harassment, police said.

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