State v. Mr. C (DMC No. 14186) – (6 Counts) Felony Voyeurism- Reduced to Attempt with Probation and Zero Days in Jail – Maricopa County Superior Court (Case No. CR2016-118645):
Mr. C was accused of setting up a video recorder in a bathroom and then having his 10 year old niece and her two friends enter the bathroom in order to change their clothes to go swimming. At the time, his wife had discovered the camera and asked him about it. He indicated that he was testing it because of various thefts that were occurring at his work (Home Depot). Approximately 3 years after that, his wife found thumb drives which contained the videos of the young girls in the bathroom. She then confronted him about it and also gave a copy to a relative who was a Police Officer.
An Order of Protection was filed against Mr. C, which was dismissed because the allegations were more than a year old. He had also been thrown out of his house by his wife and subsequently was arrested and questioned by Police. He invoked his Right to Remain Silent and then got us involved. We conducted a Risk Assessment and a Polygraph in order to show Mr. C was not predisposed to committing sex crimes on children. Although he was charged with 6 Counts of Felony Voyeurism, we were able to show the Psychosexual Risk Evaluation to the Prosecutor and negotiate a reduced plea to Attempt with Probation and Zero days in jail. We were also able to do this by Mr. C demonstrating his remorse and the fact that he was currently attending counseling. He originally was facing over 10 years in Prison.