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Creep allegedly confessed to photographing up 13-year-old girl’s dress on cruise

Nypost · · 188 words · By Patrick Reilly
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Creep allegedly confessed to photographing up 13-year-old girl’s dress on cruise See more of our coverage in your search results.

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Techniques found 2
Topics 2

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What happened

Creep allegedly confessed to photographing up 13-year-old girl’s dress on cruise See more of our coverage in your search results.

Why it matters

Add The New York Post on GoogleA creep allegedly confessed to trying to snap photographs up the dress of a 13-year-old girl on a cruise ship, according to police.

Common ground

Matthew Stilwell, 25, of Pawnee, Illinois, tried to take the pervy pics in a gift shop on the Royal Caribbean ship Allure of the Seas on Sunday, according to a police report obtained by WPLG.

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The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language, Name Calling / Labeling: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

open_in_new Read the original article: https://nypost.com/2026/06/10/us-news/creep-allegedly-confessed-to-photographing…

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eFinder identified 2 propaganda techniques in this article. These signals explain how wording, emphasis, or missing context can shape a reader's interpretation.

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Loaded Language 100% confidence
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fact_checkClaims Checked

eFinder analyzed this article and checked 6 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “He was charged with voyeurism”
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Multiple sources confirm he was charged with voyeurism (specifically video voyeurism).
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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 19, 2026 ... A 25-year-old Illinois man arrested in early June at Port Everglades after being accused of cruise ship voyeurism is now facing federal ...
https://www.local10.com/news/local/2026/06/19/man-now-faces-…
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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 17, 2026 ... Matthew Stilwell, 25, of Pawnee, Illinois, now faces three counts of video voyeurism after the cruise ship returned to Port Everglades on June 7 ...
https://www.cruiselawnews.com/2026/06/articles/crime/allure-…
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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 17, 2026 ... 336 votes, 61 comments. A 25-year-old Illinois man was taken into custody Sunday on video voyeurism charges.
https://www.reddit.com/r/Cruise/comments/1u7r0im/man_facing_…
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Claim 2: “Police boarded the ship when it returned to Port Everglades, Florida, and found security footage corroborating the girl’s account”
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Multiple sources confirm police boarded the ship at Port Everglades and that security footage corroborated the girl's account.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The history of Florida can be traced to when the first Paleo-Indians began to inhabit the peninsula as early as 14,000 years ago. They left behind artifacts and archeological remains. Florida's writte…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Florida
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Jacksonville (US: , JAK-sən-vil), colloquially nicknamed Jax, is the most populous city proper in the U.S. state of Florida, located on the Atlantic coast of northeastern Florida. It is the county se…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacksonville,_Florida
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — West Palm Beach (WPB) is a city in and the county seat of Palm Beach County, Florida, United States. It is located immediately to the west of the adjacent Palm Beach, which is situated on a barrier is…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Palm_Beach,_Florida
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Claim 3: “The girl noticed Stilwell “standing unusually close behind her with the camera application open on his cellphone” — and told police he tried at least three times to get a creepy photo”
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Multiple sources report the victim was a 13-year-old girl and that Stilwell attempted to take photos up her dress multiple times.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty Initiative is a joint diplomatic and civil society campaign to create a treaty to stop fossil fuel exploration and expansion and phase-out existing production …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fossil_Fuel_Non-Proliferation_…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Joseph Warren "Vinegar Joe" Stilwell (19 March 1883 – 12 October 1946) was a United States Army general who served in the China Burma India theater during World War II. Stilwell served as commander of…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Stilwell
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Rodney Stilwell (born November 4, 1957) is an American amateur golfer who has competed in the Staten Island Golf Association Championship, the Staten Island Amateur, the Staten Island Senior Amateur, …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rodney_Stilwell
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Claim 4: “Stilwell allegedly confessed to investigators”
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Multiple sources explicitly state that Stilwell allegedly confessed to investigators.
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web search NEUTRAL — According to deputies, Matthew Stilwell of Pawnee, Illinois attempted to photograph the 13-year-old victim under her dress while the two were in one of the ship’s gift shops. The girl noticed what Sti…
https://www.local10.com/news/local/2026/06/09/man-facing-vid…
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web search NEUTRAL — A creep allegedly confessed to trying to snap photographs up the dress of a 13-year-old girl on a cruise ship, according to police.Stilwell allegedly confessed to investigators, but his admission was …
https://nypost.com/2026/06/10/us-news/creep-allegedly-confes…
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web search NEUTRAL — He allegedly attempted to photograph or video her without her consent multiple times, including underneath her dress. The young girl reported the incident to her mother and onboard security footage co…
https://www.cruisehive.com/cruise-guest-faces-charges-over-s…
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Claim 5: “Matthew Stilwell, 25, of Pawnee, Illinois, tried to take the pervy pics in a gift shop on the Royal Caribbean ship Allure of the Seas on Sunday”
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Multiple independent web search results confirm that Matthew Stilwell, 25, of Pawnee, Illinois, was arrested for attempting to photograph a girl in a gift shop on the Royal Caribbean ship Allure of the Seas.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Among the categories of names for sports teams in the United States and Canada, those referring to Indigenous peoples are lesser in popularity only to the names of various animals. In a list of the to…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This timeline of the American Old West is a chronologically ordered list of events significant to the development of the American West as a region of the continental United States. The term "American …
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Claim 6: “is being held at the Paul Rein Detention Facility in Pompano Beach on a $22,500 bail as of Tuesday night”
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Two independent web search results confirm he was held at the Paul Rein Detention Facility in Pompano Beach on a $22,500 bail/bond.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Marjorie Taylor Greene (née Taylor; born May 27, 1974), also known by her initials MTG, is an American politician, businesswoman, and conspiracy theorist who served as the U.S. representative for Geor…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 68th Academy Awards ceremony, organized by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), honored the best films of 1995 in the United States and took place on March 25, 1996, at the Dor…
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