Flint A/V Fires Accused Manager: Middletown

MIDDLETOWN, RI — George Quintal, 34, of Middletown, has lost his job at Flint audio video in Middletown. He was the manager of the store in the Shaws Plaza on East Main Road but on Thursday night, state police raided his house, seized devices with some 2,000 pictures and arrested Quintal. He's accused of trolling through customers' cell phones, computers and other electronics and copying nude pictures he found on the devices. The customers had brought the devices to the store for repairs, state police said. Without their knowledge, or consent, he allegedly looked at the photos and shared them.

Business owners Dan Anton and Gary Gagne, fired Quintal and issued a statement.

“We are shocked and outraged to learn of the arrest of George Quintal and because of the severity of the charges against him, we have fired him effective immediately," they said. "As an audio, visual and computer retailer in Rhode Island for more than 30 years, there is nothing we take more seriously than the privacy and safety of our customers. We are entrusted with their most valuable information, moments and memories, and we work diligently to provide the highest level of security.

"We understand the gravity of this situation and we are working to prevent this activity from ever happening again. We will assist the Rhode Island State Police in any manner possible to help identify any customers who may have been affected.”