Photographer Arrested for Allegedly Failing to Deliver Quinceañera Photos
A photographer was arrested after a woman told police how he failed to deliver photos from her daughter’s quinceañera nearly eight months after the event.
Pesala Bandara is an award-winning journalist and writer whose stories have graced the front pages of newspapers and magazines. Her work has appeared in The Daily Mail, The Times of London, and The New York Post. Aside from journalism, Pesala has also produced a number of editorial videos which have featured on the BBC, E! Network, and NBC, as well as created a YouTube channel with over 14 million views. Pesala has also edited books for Harper Collins.
A photographer was arrested after a woman told police how he failed to deliver photos from her daughter’s quinceañera nearly eight months after the event.
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