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East Patchogue Man Hid Camera In Landlord's Bathroom: Police
The man was arrested after his landlord found a camera hidden in the bathroom of the home occupied by 2 adults and 4 children, police said.
EAST PATCHOGUE, NY — An East Patchogue man was arrested on Saturday morning for taking videos of his landlord's family by placing a camera in a bathroom of their home without permission, according to Suffolk police.
The owner of a home on Case Avenue reported to police on Thursday that she had found a mini video camera in the bathroom of the home.
After an investigation, 37-year-old Cristian Marca, a tenant in the house, was arrested for placing the camera and was found to have video and private images of the residents of the house, police said.
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In addition to Marca, there were two adults and four children living in the home at the time, police said.
Marca was charged with two counts of second-degree unlawful surveillance. He was held overnight at the Fifth Precinct and is scheduled to be arraigned on Sunday.
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