A 22-year-old man tricked a female employee of a Ferndale business into letting him touch her feet, telling her there was a bug in her shoe, police said.

When officers searched his phone after the Nov. 21 incident, they found "dozens of videos" of other women being tricked the same way, according to a news release from Ferndale police.

Brandon Jackson of Redford was arraigned Thursday on a charge of assault and battery in connection with the Ferndale incident, and he was given a $1,500 personal bond.

Jackson had initially told the 48-year-old woman that an insect had crawled into her boot, so she went to a private area and checked for bugs but didn't find any, according to the release.

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Upon her return, she said, Jackson insisted that he saw a bug crawl inside of her boot and then without her permission removed both of her boots and touched her feet. The victim was uncomfortable about Jackson's irregular behavior, and over the next several hours became uneasy, leading her to review video surveillance footage of the incident, according to the news release.

After she saw the video, which shows Jackson filming the encounter with his cell phone, the woman contacted Ferndale Police the following Monday, police said. Detectives interviewed Jackson and obtained a warrant to search his phone.

"They discovered numerous photographs of unwitting women’s feet as well as dozens of videos of the same, many of which depict him telling different women that bugs were crawling into their shoes," according to the news release.

Police ask anyone who many have been a victim of unwanted touching by Jackson to report it to the jurisdiction where the incident occurred.

"Additionally, we encourage people to listen to and abide by their instincts. If you experience something that makes you uneasy or elicits a 'creepy factor,' don’t hesitate to report it. We understand that it can be awkward or uncomfortable, but your safety—and everyone else’s — matters above all else," according to the release.

Police did not release the name of the business where the incident occurred.

Contact Robert Allen on Twitter @rallenMI or rallen@freepress.com.