Erin Andrews' Stalker Called 'A Terrorist'

Erin Andrews (AP Photo)

A hotel security expert said Wednesday that Erin Andrews' stalker was solely at fault for secretly recording nude videos of the sports broadcaster, calling the man a criminal and a terrorist.

The Tennessean reports Stephen Barth, a professor at the University of Houston's Conrad N. Hilton hospitality management college, said based on his review of the case involving Andrews, there was no evidence hotel staff violated standards in 2008 when a man altered the peephole to Andrews' room and recorded her nude at the Nashville Marriott at Vanderbilt University.

Michael David Barrett was sentenced in 2010 to 2 1/2 years in prison for stalking Andrews and recording her in three hotels, including in Nashville while she was working for ESPN covering a Vanderbilt football game. She now works for Fox Sports and ABC "Dancing With The Stars"..

Andrews' $75 million lawsuit claims the Nashville hotel owner, West End Hotel Partners, and manager, Windsor Capitol Group, allowed Barrett to identify her room and stay next to her, giving him access to film her. She also is suing Barrett.

Defense attorneys began their case on Tuesday, suggesting that Andrews' career success showed she was not severely impacted by the viral videos. They say Barrett is to blame.

Barth said he reviewed testimony and depositions in the case and saw no evidence hotel staff verbally released Andrews' room number, or intentionally placed Barrett in the room next to Andrews. Barth said much of his opinion was based on Marriott's good reputation in the industry.

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