Video Voyeurs: Seeing is Believing

Just when You Thought You Were Safe

Video voyeurism, the filming of a person without their knowledge or consent, has exploded onto the crime scene. If you haven't read my article "Video Voyeurism: Hidden Cameras in Your Home" yet, start there. If you have read it already and had a good laugh at my "paranoia", by all means, read on.

Technology has advanced so quickly that discreet surveillance equipment once intended for corporations, law enforcement and private investigators has made its way into the hands of the everyday Joe. Just what is Joe supposed to do with these sneaky little gadgets? Time for some fun.

Here's some of the "fun" video voyeurs have been having the last few years that landed them in trouble with the law. Keep in mind; these are only a few of the ones who have been caught and this list does not include the hundreds of pornographic websites where voyeurs upload their material for monetary gain.

Louisiana - 42 year old James Boudreaux installed a wireless camera he purchased from Radio Shack for $20 in his 18 year old stepdaughter's bedroom in order to film her and her friends in various states of undress. Mr. Boudreaux was caught when his stepdaughter walked in his room to give him some cigarettes. She found him with a pair of her panties on his face while masturbating to one of his many videos of her in her room. http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1035_22-6158933.html

Florida - 54 year old Gerald DeJoseph, a band director at Switzerland Point Middle School, was arrested for taking more than 100 digital "upskirt" photographs of his students while they practiced their instruments in his office. http://www.northcountrygazette.org/articles/031406VideoVoyeur.html

Idaho - 59 year old Dr. William Fouche, a gynecologist and former Navy Seal, set up cameras in his bathroom in order to tape the females in his home and those who visited while showering and changing. He was found with numerous videos of the 17 year old exchange student living in his home as well as many patients and young female visitors from his church, where he was considered a devout member. http://www.spokesmanreview.com/idaho/story.asp?ID=101797&page=2