Thousands Of Photos Found On Computer Of Texas Man Who Secretly Recorded Airbnb Guests Naked And Fucking
Is this kind of news surprising to anyone anymore? Sadly, no. Via KSAT:
More than 2,100 images, many of which show people in various states of undress, have been recovered from a computer belonging to a Kendall County man accused of recording guests without their knowledge inside the bedroom of his Hill Country rental cabin.
Details from the growing criminal and civil cases against A. Jay Allee, 54, were obtained by the KSAT 12 Defenders from arrest warrants and a lawsuit filed late last year that accuses Allee of invasion of privacy and intentionally inflicting emotional distress. Allee now faces 15 charges of invasive visual recording after additional charges were filed against him last month, according to a Kendall County Sheriff’s investigator.
Allee, through his defense attorney, said he is innocent of the charges.
Allee, according to the civil suit filed Dec. 1 in Kendall County, had attained the status of being both an Airbnb Superhost and a VRBO Premier Host.
“Which adds an extra layer in our client’s opinion of that protection, that this is a safe, reputable location to stay,” said attorney Roger Bresnahan, referring to the online lodging websites.
Bresnahan and fellow attorney Bianca Zuniga-Goldwater now represent 17 people who stayed at the cabin and were potentially victimized by Allee, who is accused of recording guests on a hidden camera made to look like a power adapter for a router.
The surreptitious piece of equipment, which can be purchased on hidden camera websites for under $130, is believed to have been in place for nine months or longer. It was first discovered in July by a couple from the Midwest staying at the cabin.
A warrant for Allee’s arrest indicates that the couple first became suspicious of Allee after he suggested that they watch the sunrise from the cabin’s porch while in their pajamas or nude.
While the woman was later showering, the man noticed the AC power adapter facing the bed, according to the warrant.
“Upon further inspection, John (Doe) realized that the box was a small camera and recording device wired into the wall and facing the direction of the bed in which they were to sleep that night,” the suit states.
Later that month, investigators uncovered 2,126 thumbnail images from videos that had been on Allee’s seized computers, the warrant states.
“It’s frightening how many people are victims of this, this intrusion,” said Bresnahan, who pointed out that some victims recorded by the device were captured having sex.
The images, all of which showed the inside of the cabin bedroom, included adult males and females clothed, partially undressed, naked or involved in sexual conduct, the warrant states.
[KSAT: Investigators uncover more than 2,100 images in growing Hill Country hidden camera case]
