A Lititz man was convicted Monday of installing a camera and filming employees who used a bathroom at a Warwick Township grocery store’s corporate office.
Nathan Gaul, 44, was convicted of misdemeanor invasion of privacy after a nonjury trial before Lancaster County Judge Howard Knisely.
After rendering his verdict, Judge Knisely sentenced Gaul to two years of probation.
Gaul was contracted as a cleaner for Stauffers of Kissel Hill when he installed the camera during jobs at the Lititz Pike corporate office between December 2017 and January 2018.
Gaul used a recording device that allowed him to view via livestream, according to evidence presented by Assistant District Attorney Janie Swinehart at a suppression hearing and nonjury trial Monday morning.
Gaul was caught when an employee at the office noticed a tablet device in a supply room playing the livestream footage. It was Gaul’s device.
Northern Lancaster County Regional police investigated and filed charges. Police do not believe the footage was broadcast or disseminated; rather, only Gaul viewed it.
Police found evidence that Gaul was livestreaming the recordings and storing the footage as files.
Detective Eric Zimmerman filed charges.
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