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Alleged Dana Point Computer Snoop Posts Bail

Shane Chris Christensen, 41, was arrested Thursday night after a woman said someone was remotely controlling her home computer.

A 41-year-old Capistrano Beach man accused of using a computer to snoop on an Irvine woman who worked for him from home posted bail and was released from the Orange County Jail on Friday.

Shane Chris Christensen was arrested Thursday night after the woman called Irvine police, saying someone was remotely controlling a home computer provided by her employer, Irvine police Lt. Tom Allan said.

When the woman checked her computer files, she saw multiple unauthorized recordings of herself, Allen said.

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Christensen, who owns a tire business, hired the woman via a Craigslist classified ad in mid-September, Allan said.

Police seized computer equipment and 35 ounces of marijuana from Christensen's home, Allan said. Christensen, who is on probation for drug charges out of Los Angeles County, posted $25,000 bail and was released from jail Friday morning, Allan said.

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Christensen had been booked on suspicion of eavesdropping, videotaping without consent, computer fraud and possession of marijuana for sale, Allan said.

Anyone with information about the case was asked to call Detective Vicky Hurtado at 949-724-7194.

--City News Service

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