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1/11/20
The victim in Iowa City’s “Buttplug Bandit” case is telling her side of the story.
31-year-old Brandon Lee of 6th Avenue Southeast in Cedar Rapids earned the nickname from patrons of The Jobsite bar on Maiden Lane after he allegedly stole a credit card from a customer and used it to purchase a sex toy at nearby Romantix on Kirkwood Avenue. The incident happened on November 16th, although Lee wasn’t arrested until Thursday.
Jobsite staff were able to provide surveillance video to police which allegedly shows Lee reaching into a slightly open window in a parked car in their lot at about 3pm that day and removing a purse. The video shows Lee returning the purse a short time later, but items were reportedly missing from the returned bag.
Police investigation discovered additional surveillance video, showing that Lee purchased adult items at Romantix using a credit card that he had just stolen from the locked vehicle.
The owner of the card, who wishes to remain anonymous, has contacted KCJJ to say Lee purchased a Pipedream Pumpworx with “thickening cream” and both hand and motorized pumps. The pump has an attachment that allows it to be powered by a car’s cigarette lighter outlet, and the victim told KCJJ Lee also used her card to fill his car up with gas.
The victim says Jobsite patrons have since also begun referring to Lee as “The Penis Pump Bandit” because of his specific purchase. He’s charged with 5th Degree Theft and Unauthorized Use of a Credit Card Under $1,500. If convicted, Lee could be sentenced to over two years in prison.