A former police clerk who admitted to filming 69 of his male colleagues in the bathroom has been sentenced to 6 years in prison.
Sergio Nieto set up recording devices in the menâs restroom of Long Beach Police headquarters. He was arrested with roughly 115 recordings of the 69 victims in his possession.
The behavior came to light after one of Nietoâs co-workers witnessed what they reported to be Nieto behaving suspiciously in the restroom.
At the time of his arrest, legal analyst Alexandra Kazarian said:
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âItâs all misdemeanor conduct. So even though it sounds really creepy and sounds like an invasion of privacy itâs a very low level invasion of privacy but misdemeanor counts can be stacked. So if itâs the same victim at different times than each time, that six months can be stacked.â
Following his conviction, Long Beach City Prosecutor Doug Haubert said in a statement:
âThis case was disturbing on many levels, but it is the complete betrayal of trust that many people cannot fathom. This is the most serious case of invasion of privacy I have seen in my 20 years as a prosecutor.â
Once Nieto has served his time, heâll be on probation for five years. Should he violate the terms, he could see another 28 and a half years in prison.
âAny slip-up and thatâs probably what youâre going to get, and it wonât bother me in the least to give it to you,â Judge Christopher J. Frisco said.
âYouâre remanded. Good luck,â said the judge as the hearing closed.
Rock-N-RollHS
Where is the footage? If I don’t see it, it doesn’t exist. đ
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This is nonsense!
His actions were clearly part of an investigation. He was simply looking for the poopertrator! :-p
Tombear
Those were good tapes excellent tapes. There was no quid pro quo involved! Said the suspect.
Raphael
That’s ridiculous! There are so many cops that get away with murder (literally), and he gets sent to prison for misdemeanor!? What a crap lawyer he got… He should be punished, but not prison.
o.codone
Tapes of cops in the bathroom. Only thing better is military guys in the shower. I’m gonna pass out. Is it hot in here?