Huntsville Man Arrested on 10 Voyeurism Counts After File Transfer

Daren William Mount, 59, was arrested Monday in Huntsville on 10 counts of first-degree voyeurism. The Huntsville Police Department’s Special Task Force Rescuing and Investigating Kid Exploitation (STRIKE) team led the investigation. Mount is currently a registered sex offender according to the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency.

The case began when an employee at a local business helped Mount transfer digital files. The worker reported seeing "concerning" images during the process, which prompted the STRIKE team to open a probe. Investigators subsequently found pictures and videos of children. They noted that some shots were taken from angles revealing intimate areas of the bodies.

Police stated that some of the recordings appeared to be taken in public places. They also determined that certain images had been manipulated. Mount’s history with the justice system includes a 2013 guilty plea for receipt of child pornography. Federal court records indicate his crime spanned from 2003 to 2010, involving the viewing of child sexual abuse material on a laptop.

Following his guilty plea, Mount received a sentence of 84 months in prison and 240 months of supervised release. He was released in 2019 but returned to prison twice for violating the terms of that release. After one of those violations, a federal judge ordered him to remain under supervised release for life.

During the arrest on Monday, officers seized several electronic devices from Mount. Forensic specialists are currently examining those devices. Police said Mount could face additional charges as the review of the digital evidence continues.