Salesperson pleads after texting explicit videos from customer’s phone

A cellphone salesperson arrested after reportedly texting intimate videos of a male customer to herself while carrying out an upgrade on his cellphone appeared in Baxter County Circuit Court/Criminal Division August 25.
Twenty-two-year-old Riley Michael Shane Tapp of Mountain Home pled guilty to unlawful use of a computer. The state dropped three counts of video voyeurism.

Tapp was sentenced to six years-probation under provision of Act 346, the first offender law. If Tapp stays out of trouble during the 72 month probation period, she can apply to have the case sealed.

The victim went into the store where Tapp was employed to have his phone upgraded. Tapp is identified as the person who did the work.

After leaving, the victim noticed a sent message on the upgraded phone that he did not recognize.
According to the probable cause affidavit, the message contained a sexually explicit video of the victim that was reported to have been on his phone.

During the investigation, it was discovered that the number the victim had seen on his phone belonged to Tapp and an interview was conducted.

Tapp initially told investigators the video had been “air dropped” to her phone accidentally. When told that the video had been sent by text, Tapp was reported to have had no other explanation as to what happened.

A search warrant was executed on Tapp’s phone and investigators found two more explicit videos of the victim that had been sent to Tapp’s number from the victim’s phone.
Tapp has been free on $5,000 bond.

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