Couple awarded more than $250,000 because landlord bugged their apartment.
NY - Their 700-square-foot apartment had a large living room, a big kitchen, nice-sized bathroom and bedroom. Perfect for the young newlyweds. The couple from Oneida was thrilled to be able to rent the space before their wedding in the fall of 2002. They were even happier that they knew the owner of 542 Seneca St., Patrick Kaiser.
Kaiser owned a local electrical business and was also a lieutenant in the Oneida City Fire Department.
When they moved from the apartment on Seneca Street into their new home in October 2003, they hired Kaiser to do electrical work. He was someone the newlyweds were sure they could trust. They were wrong.
For more than a year, Kaiser was watching and recording their every move, including their private conversations and most intimate moments. Using several cameras that were placed strategically throughout the apartment, including the living room, one hidden in a bedroom alarm clock and another behind a bathroom sink, Kaiser was able to record every detail of their lives.
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