A legal case has been initiated against Walt Disney Parks and Resorts U.S. Inc., stemming from an investigation in 2023 concerning a Disney theme park employee accused of capturing inappropriate images of female patrons.

The lawsuit, presented by a relative of an alleged victim, contends that Disney failed to adequately safeguard its visitors at the Orlando theme parks from former staff member Jorge Diaz Vega Jr.

In 2023, Diaz Vega was apprehended for supposedly recording illicit videos beneath the skirts of more than 600 female visitors while working in the Star Wars area of Disney’s Hollywood Studios.

The lawsuit alleges that Disney did not “adequately supervise” Diaz Vega while he was working at the company’s Orlando theme park.  (iStock)

In 2023, a deputy with the Orange County Sheriff’s Office responded to a call from Disney’s Hollywood Studios after a woman alerted security that a man dressed in a Star Wars uniform had taken a photo up her granddaughter’s dress, but authorities were unable to identify the man. 

The next day, officers returned to the theme park after Diaz Vega was spotted by a security guard taking “upskirt” videos of a 19-year-old female guest, according to court documents. 

Diaz Vega was arrested on video voyeurism charges after admitting to recording the videos as a “guilty pleasure,” telling police “it is hard to find them online,” the affidavit said. He has pleaded not guilty in both cases. 

The plaintiff is asking the court for a jury trial and over $50,000 in damages. 

Diaz Vega is facing additional video voyeurism charges in a third case after he was arrested at a Kissimmee Publix while out on bond for the incident at Disney’s Hollywood Studios. In June 2023, a shopper allegedly spotted Diaz Vega taking a photo up his wife’s dress, shortly before witnessing him doing it to another woman, FOX 35 Orlando reported. 

According to court documents, when confronted, Diaz Vega said, “I have been fired for this before. Please don’t call the police. I promise I will delete the pictures.” 

Representatives for Disney, and the lawyers for both Diaz Vega and the plaintiff, did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital’s request for comment.