According to the Business Insider website and KSAT reported on the 7th, according to the police, an Airbnb homestay host in Texas, USA, secretly took more than 2,000 intimate videos and photos of guests, and is currently facing 15 charges.
The camera is disguised as a power adapter (Source: Kendall County Police)
According to local news site KSAT, a guest found a camera disguised as a router power adapter in the bedroom of a secluded log cabin near San Antonio, Texas. The camera kept pointing at the bed in the bedroom, while the woman who lived with him was taking a shower.
The initial testimony said jay Ali, a 54-year-old landlord, was arrested in December 2021 after a couple staying at his property became suspicious of things he said about being in the room, "Don't be restrained, we don't care if you're wearing pajamas or not hanging on at all." The couple searched the room and discovered the camera after using the methods found on the Internet to find the secret camera equipment.
Jay Ali (Source: Kendall County Police)
According to the San Antonio Express, Kendall County police have launched an investigation into Ali, saying he has been filming intimate videos of guests for at least a year. Investigators found more than 2,000 intimate videos and photos on his laptop, phone and tablet.
Lawyer Bianca Zuniga-Godwatert, who represented 17 potential victims who had stayed at Ali's homestay, said: "It's a real-life horror movie. Ali's defense lawyer, Nico Lahoud, said Ali insisted he was innocent and "looked forward to the day he went to court."
"On our platform, we strictly prohibit the installation of hidden cameras.' The property's landlord reportedly committed heinous crimes, and both he and his property have been banned from Airbnb. Our Enforcement Operations team has been working hard to assist the Kendall County Sheriff's Office in its investigation. ”
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