NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) – Emily Benavides is going public with her grief.

On Oct. 27, she logged into her Instagram account and started a post that read, “PSA: Criminal investigation ongoing.”

Benavides went on to say that if anyone reading her post has been romantically involved with Matthew Vollmer, please contact her.

“He victimized me and several other women by placing a hidden camera in his bedroom and filming without our consent,” Benavides wrote. “We need help identifying some of them, and word of mouth is the only way we know how.”

Benavides is the latest woman to come forward to WSMV4 Investigates to say she was a victim of Vollmer, who was arrested last week and faces eight counts of illegal photography. accused of using a hidden camera in his alarm clock to record sex with women without their knowledge.

A woman is suing Vollmer $1.8 million in a civil suit for recording it without her permission. Benavides made the Instagram post after reading another social media post about Vollmer and his alleged crimes.

“Devastation. It was really hard to see that. This man hurt me in the past and I thought that would be in the past,” Benavides said.

Several of the reported victims tell WSMV4 Investigates that Vollmer gave a woman access to his desktop computer while she was housesitting for him.

That woman, according to the reported victims, found twelve digital files on his computer, each marked with a different woman’s name. Inside the files were graphic videos of the women in his bedroom.

Reported victims tell WSMV4 Investigates there are thousands of videos. Through her Instagram post, Benavides contacted Erika Thomas, another victim of Vollmer.

Thomas said he only met Vollmer for two weeks.

“The realization of what happened was absolutely devastating,” Thomas said.

Thomas said she then confirmed with the Metro Nashville Police Department that Vollmer had recorded her without her knowledge.

“I think it was an added humiliation because I had to sit and watch the footage with two other male detectives in the room,” Thomas said.

Benavides and Thomas intended to press charges, but learned that because they met Vollmer more than a year ago, the statute of limitations had passed.

“It means we couldn’t file criminal charges.” And I think that will haunt me forever,” Benavides said.

In certain sex crime cases, such as illegal photography, the statute of limitations for filing charges is one year after the crime was committed.

Thomas said he now wants to lobby lawmakers to change the law, making the statute of limitations one year after the crime is discovered.

WSMV4 Investigates texted and called Vollmer for two days and called his last known address, but has since been unable to reach him for comment.

“What do you want him to know?” WSMV4 Investigates asked.

“There are repercussions for victimizing women. And he picked the wrong group of women to do that to,” Thomas said.

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