A 32-year-old Birmingham man is accused of taking obscene photos of four different women at two Mountain Brook businesses.

Police on Tuesday announced the arrest of James Phillip Huggins Jr. The alleged crimes happened at Publix on Montclair Road and Piggly Wiggly on Church Street, according to Mountain Brook police Lt. Chuck Clark.

Officers responded Sept. 22 to a report of voyeurism at Piggly Wiggly, Clark said. The woman told police she had seen a white male taking pictures up her skirt.

Police identified Huggins as the suspect, and they obtained search warrants for his phone and other electronic devices. Court records show he lives in the Crestline area in Birmingham.

Forensic analysis of Huggins’ devices showed multiple other victims. Mountain Brook detectives identified at least four of the victims and sought and obtained four felony warrants for the charge of first-degree voyeurism against Huggins.

Clark said the forensic analysis revealed the activity had been going on for some time. The state’s voyeurism law only took effect on Sept. 1. Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey signed the anti-voyeurism bill earlier this year, which outlawed “upskirting” – which is when a photo is taken up a women’s skirt or blouse without her consent.

The bill - sponsored by Republican state Sen. Clyde Chambliss - makes it a misdemeanor to take an image without a person’s consent. It becomes a Class C felony if the image is taken and then disseminated on social media or adult themed websites.

Both businesses, he said, have been extremely cooperative in working with investigators. “The Mountain Brook Police Department is committed to aggressively investigating any and all allegations of sexual offenses,’’ Clark said.

Huggins was arrested Oct. 30 and released from jail the same day on bonds totaling $325,000. A court date has not yet been set.