Gym Peeping Tom Suspect Caught With 50+ Secret Videos

A California gym’s tanning booth became the hunting ground for one man’s serious violation of privacy, and now police have identified the suspect behind a disturbing investigation spanning an entire year. The Arroyo Grande Police Department identified 40-year-old Kyle L. Combs of Grover Beach as the man accused of filming women without their knowledge or consent inside a Planet Fitness location.

According to police, Combs used a concealed recording device to capture footage of women who were nude or partially nude in the gym’s tanning booths—spaces where members should feel secure and undisturbed. The scope of the crime is staggering: authorities discovered over 50 videos dating back between January and December of last year. While investigators have identified 23 potential victims so far, they estimate the actual number of women filmed could exceed 40. That’s dozens of people whose privacy was invaded during moments when they had every reason to believe they were completely alone.

The investigation wrapped up identification of the suspect through surveillance video and witness reports, though police held back naming Combs publicly until now to avoid compromising the case. That careful approach appears to have paid off—authorities are now preparing to submit the case to the San Luis Obispo County District Attorney’s Office by the end of the week with plans to charge Combs with using a concealed recording device in a private area.

The fallout extends beyond criminal charges. Multiple lawsuits have already been filed in connection with the case, with at least one targeting Planet Fitness directly. The gym has stated that member safety and privacy are their top priority and confirmed they’ve canceled Combs’membership. It’s a response that came too late for the dozens of women whose trust was betrayed in spaces they paid to use.

What makes this case particularly troubling is how calculated it appears to be. Combs wasn’t a one-time offender caught in a moment of impulse—this was a sustained pattern of predatory behavior over a full year, methodically collecting footage from the same location. The case raises uncomfortable questions about gym security, surveillance in shared spaces, and what“private”even means anymore when someone with intent can breach those boundaries so easily.