SpyCam Story #469 - New Record, 20 Years!

PA - A 45-year-old Phoenixville man who owned 16 apartments in Norristown is in custody on charges that he spied on female tenants, Montgomery County District Attorney Risa Vetri Ferman said today.

Ferman said Norristown police, responding to a complaint from a tenant of Thomas Daley, discovered hidden cameras and audio equipment in three of four apartments Daley owns at 566 Stanbridge Street. The charges against him include invasion of privacy and criminal use of a communication facility, Ferman said.

She described the charges as "the tip of the iceberg." She said Daly admitted spying on female tenants for 20 years. The cameras were located in the women's bedrooms, bathrooms and living rooms, Ferman said.

She said that investigators are still interviewing potential victims and that more charges are likely. (more)

UPDATE...
Thomas Daley, 45, covered his face as he left police headquarters Tuesday under the weight of over 1,000 new counts of spying on his female tenants.

"We have been inundated. Norristown police have been absolutely inundated with more people coming forward, more victims," Montgomery County District Attorney Risa Vetri Ferman said.

Daley stands charged with secretly recording every intimidate detail of the young women who lived in at least seven apartments he owned around Norristown. He has admitted he installed hidden cameras and recording devices in bedrooms, bathrooms and the showers at the women's apartments.

Daley also installed cameras on the outside of the property so he could see when the women came and went. Police said he had an elaborate computerized surveillance setup in the basement of this home. All of it was working and active when police busted in Friday.

Daley told police he installed the cameras himself... Daley was being held Tuesday night on $2 million bail. (more) (video)

32 SpyCams. 14 Mics. 20 Years. 2000 Charges.

A SpyCam World's Record?
PA - The Norristown landlord who allegedly concealed cameras throughout his tenants' apartments for two decades...

Thomas C. Daley hiked his light-blue denim shirt up over his face... on his way into district court. There, the 45-year-old Phoenixville resident was arraigned on more than 2,000 charges by Magisterial District Judge Francis Lawrence Jr....

Prosecutors withdrew the two criminal complaints filed last month against Daley, replacing them with one document that added offenses related to 25 additional victims. That brings the total of victims identified in the complaint to 34 - all of whom "feel completely violated," said Montgomery County District Attorney Risa Vetri Ferman...

Ferman said authorities believe the real number of victims is substantially higher than 34. She said that police found 32 cameras, 14 of which had audio capability, and that Daley admitted spying on his female tenants - and their guests - for 20 years.

The statute of limitations for Daley's crimes allows prosecutors to file charges dating back three years...

Surrounded by piles of Daley's electronic equipment, Ferman detailed the "incredibly sophisticated scheme" he employed to catch his female tenants, most aged 20 to 30, in "compromising positions."

In some instances, the screws holding doorbells, towel rods, and ceiling fans were hollowed out to create "pinholes" linked to hidden cameras, she said. Daley ran lines into the basements of his apartment buildings, connecting them to DVRs; those were then connected to the Internet so he could access the footage from home, Ferman said...

The judge scheduled a formal arraignment date of Dec. 3 for and set bail at $1 million; Daley, again covering his face with his shirt, was returned to the Montgomery County jail. (more) (history)

The case of The Peeping Tom Landlord

Remember Tom Daley?
PA - The man prosecutors dubbed the "Peeping Tom Landlord" has pleaded not guilty to charges he used electronic surveillance devices to videotape more than 30 women who lived in his Norristown apartment buildings.

Thomas Daley, 45, of the 1000 block of Spring City Road, Phoenixville, waived his arraignment Thursday in Montgomery County Court and entered not guilty pleas to charges of invasion of privacy, criminal use of a communication facility, tampering with evidence, burglary and violations of wiretap and surveillance laws in connection with his alleged activities at residential buildings he owns in Norristown...

In a criminal complaint filed against Daley, authorities alleged Daley installed hidden cameras and audio equipment in numerous apartments in buildings he owned.

During the investigation, detectives seized numerous boxes of electronic equipment authorities claim Daley used for his secret audio and video recordings. The equipment was allegedly found in his home as well as his apartment buildings.

This equipment included 32 cameras, 14 of which were equipped with an audio components. The tiny cameras were found in multiple locations throughout the apartments, detectives alleged. Some were hidden behind screws in bedroom ceiling fans and others were found behind pinholes in walls, behind faucets in bathtubs and towel racks and behind doorbell chimes, detectives alleged. (more)