DC fire captain arrested in attempted filming of teen in Va. fitting room

WASHINGTON — A Prince William County man turned himself in to police after a teenage girl said she was being filmed in a fitting room at the Fair Oaks Mall earlier this month.

On Jan. 7, a 13-year-old girl was trying on clothes in the fitting room of the Hollister at the mall when she heard a noise and in the neighboring stall. She told police she looked down and saw a cellphone that appeared to be filming her while she changed.

Several days later, Fairfax County police released surveillance images of a man wanted for questioning in the case.

Rudolph Doering, a 50-year-old man from Bristow, saw the images of himself from TV reporting about the case and turned himself in to police on Jan. 14. Doering, a D.C. Fire and EMS captain, has been placed on leave, NBC Washington reported.

Police obtained a warrant Friday to charge Doering with one count of attempted unlawful filming of a minor. He turned himself in at the Fairfax County Adult Detention Center shortly after.

Sarah Beth Hensley

Sarah Beth Hensley is the Digital News Director at WTOP. She has worked several different roles since she began with WTOP in 2013 and has contributed to award-winning stories and coverage on the website.

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