Friday, February 9, 2007

Bathroom video snoop to be charged

NH - Police say a woman caught a male relative secretly videotaping and photographing her in the bathroom.

The man, 64-year-old Marvin Nicholson of Durham, turned himself in Tuesday. Police plan to charge him with wiretapping and invasion of privacy. They say he spied on the woman over the last two months while they were living in the same house. He’s also accused of recording the woman’s conversations. Police seized computers and recording equipment. (more)

Nicholson's arrest follows the arrest of Rochester resident Dennis S. Winship in December, who is charged with violation of privacy for allegedly using a miniature video camera attached to a long pole to record "intimate images" of a female neighbor while she used the bathroom.

Although the two cases are unrelated, Callaghan noted there were some similarities and acknowledged that residents may be "alarmed" by these recent crimes. (more)