Wednesday, August 19, 2020

Spycam News: X-Youth Basketball Coach Sentenced to 20 Years

 PA - In June 2016, James Hardcastle, 42, transported three minor boys, ages 15, 16 and 16, as their coach to Wildwood, New Jersey to participate in a basketball tournament, and shared a motel room with them in which there was no shower curtain.  

The defendant installed a USB drive containing a hidden camera in a power outlet in the bathroom and surreptitiously filmed each of the minors taking showers.  

Previously, in June and July 2015, the defendant also attempted to videotape two minors in a bathroom using a hidden camera while the minors were visiting his home in Bensalem. more

The camera looked something like this...

These spy cameras come in all different shapes, sizes and disguise enclosures. Learning how to spot them is easy, and may save you or someone you care about from being a victim. more