Local contractor convicted of upskirting woman, facing lawsuit
According to reports, an Atascadero woman filed a lawsuit Friday against a youth football coach who was recently convicted of filming under the victim’s skirt, and then downloading the film for his own gratification.
The conviction did not require his inclusion on the sex offender registry or the loss of his position as a coach and the athletic director for the Atascadero Youth Football League.
More than five years ago, Tanya and Robert Degnan hired their neighbor and local handyman, from across the street, to work on their home. While her husband, a sheriff’s deputy, was at work, Eric Owens of Atascadero asked Tanya Degnan to get up on a step stool and read the numbers off an electrical unit.
While she read the numbers, Owens reportedly placed his phone under her skirt and filmed her crotch while his 3-year-old son stood next to him.
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