Ct. Man Allegedly Hid Camera In Shampoo Bottle

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Ct. Man Allegedly Hid Camera In Shampoo Bottle

(CBS) MANCHESTER, Conn. A man landed in hot water after police say he hid a tiny camera in a shampoo bottle to watch two of his female roommates as they took showers.

A male roommate, called police after finding wires protruding from the back of the bottle and discovering the camera tucked inside, police said.

The camera recorded through a pinhole, and the images were sent to Steven Thibodeau's television, police said. Thibodeau, 25, had placed the camera to record the women showering and made video of one of them changing clothes, according to police.

Thibodeau initially told officers he was filming himself in the shower. After a polygraph, he admitted he had recorded his two female roommates, police said.

Thibodeau was arraigned Wednesday on 15 counts of voyeurism and one count of evidence tampering, which alleges he tried to delete some images.

He was being held in jail on $250,000 bail. The defense attorney who attended his arraignment was out of the office Thursday and could not be reached for comment.

Thibodeau allegedly told police that the camera's transmitter sent images to his television, where he could record them onto videos and save them on his computer.

Police said Thibodeau made a compilation video of one of the women, but they have no evidence he transferred the files to the Internet. It wasn't yet known how long the shampoo had been wired.

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[Lizzy 0]

Well thats erm...... wow.. How original an idea.

[Robor007 0]

When I read the threat title and saw 'shampoo bottle' I thought this was something to do with someone sneaking it on a plane. Sad, eh?

Am I missing something or does $250,000 bail seem a little high for a guy who's a simple perverted voyeur? Is he that much a flight risk or threat to society?

[Nagishkaw 510]

LoL...when I saw the title ' Shampoo Bottle ' I thought it was about something to do with jail house showers.