Hungarian man secretly filmed child pornography using a hidden camera
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The Pest County Prosecutor’s Office has pressed charges against a man who secretly monitored and recorded activities taking place in a home’s bathroom through a hidden camera, thereby creating child pornographic footage.
The man placed a camera in the attic
According to the indictment, in January 2025, in a village near Gödöllő, the man installed a webcam in the attic of a house he had previously lived in, positioning it to have a clear view of the bathroom. He could observe the footage live on his mobile phone and also record the videos on a memory card.
A family with three minor children lived in the house, the youngest being of preschool age. Until 4 February 2025, the man made several recordings showing the children taking showers, using the toilet, or their mother bathing the youngest child. In these videos, the children’s genitals were visible.
The recording ended when one of the children discovered the hidden camera through a crack in the ceiling.
The Pest County Prosecutor’s Office charged the man with the felony of producing pornographic recordings depicting a person under the age of twelve, as well as the felony of unlawful data acquisition. The prosecution has proposed a prison sentence, a ban from public affairs, and a lifelong ban from any activity that would bring the man into contact with minors.
The Budapest Regional Court will decide on the man’s guilt.