Marshfield Man Sentenced for Filming Women in Hotel Bathroom
Thursday, May 30th, 2013 -- 8:53 AM
-A Marshfield man was sentenced in Wood County Court on Wednesday for filming women in the bathroom of the hotel where he worked.Back in October, a teenage girl found a cell phone on the floor of the bathroom while she was changing and noticed that it was recording.
The phone was traced back to Joseph Wright who said the phone had been stolen. After police reviewed the video on the phone, they noticed a man, which fit Wright?s appearance, placing the phone on the floor and then running off.
Wright admitted that he had attempted to tape a woman changing and it was one of several instances. Wright had charges of capturing images of nudity and invasion of privacy, both as a repeat offender, filed against him.
Wright was sentenced to 4 years? probation and he will also serve 6 months in prison. Conditions of his probation include no contact with anyone under the age of 18, no access to a computer with internet access, he's not allowed to have a device with recording capabilities, he must register under the sex offender registry for 5 years and more.
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