Scottsdale man accused of secretly recording women having sex with him

PHOENIX – A Scottsdale man was arrested Wednesday for allegedly making secret recordings of women having sex with him, authorities said.

The investigation into 43-year-old Julian Nixon began when a woman he’d been dating reported finding a hidden camera in his bedroom, according to the Scottsdale Police Department.

When confronted by the woman, he allegedly admitted to making secret recordings of them having sex, police said.

“He stated he records just in case a female attempts to say she was sexually assaulted or something was done without her consent,” Sgt. Allison Sempsis said in a media advisory.

How did Scottsdale PD investigate secret recordings?

Scottsdale PD’s Special Victims Unit obtained a search warrant for Nixon’s apartment and found three cellphones hidden in his room. The devices were positioned to record the bed area from different angles, police said.

According to court records, the devices were hidden in iPhone boxes with holes cut in them.

Nixon told police he deleted the videos. He wasn’t arrested at the time due to the lack of recordings.

However, police seized his cellphone and obtained a warrant to search it. Special Victims Unit investigators found more than 100 alleged videos of the suspect having sexual relations with multiple women.

Police contacted the women they could identify, and four of them agreed to be listed as victims in the case. They all said they didn’t know Nixon was making secret recordings of their encounters, police said.

Nixon was booked into jail on 12 counts of unlawfully viewing/taping/recording a person and 12 counts of voyeurism for events that occurred between February 2022 and February 2025. His bond was set at $75,000.

This story has been updated from a previous version that stated Special Victims Unit investigators found more than 400 alleged videos. Scottsdale police initially reported that number and later said it was inaccurate. 

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