California State Park Hidden Camera Victims Speak Out

Victims in the California State Parks hidden-camera scandal are speaking out for the first time ... describing the gut punch they say came with learning they may have been secretly recorded while changing at work.

Two employees appeared Thursday alongside attorneys Gloria Allred and John West, who announced they filed a lawsuit Wednesday on behalf of four current parks employees alleging former supervisor Kevin Pearsall secretly recorded workers inside the men's locker room at Bolsa Chica State Beach.

Former lifeguard and current park aide Matthew Dawson told reporters he "couldn't believe it" after learning about the allegations, while Richard Corey -- a senior park aide manager -- called the allegations "the ultimate betrayal of trust."

Dawson said he later realized Pearsall had allegedly directed him to an area where he was "set up to undress on camera." Pearsall had sworn to protect both the public and his employees, but they believed they were failed.

Corey added there were warning signs and said he believes "the truth about Kevin will come to light."

The lawsuit comes after Pearsall was criminally charged last week for allegedly secretly filming male employees as they changed in the locker room. Authorities say some of the alleged recordings captured workers' bare butts and genitals.

Allred alleges one or more hidden cameras were placed inside the locker room, where employees routinely changed into their uniforms, and claims some of the recordings were shared with at least two other people for Pearsall's sexual gratification.