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B.C. Man Who Filmed People While They Were Naked Gets House Arrest, Probation

The Canadian Press, 27 Jun, 2018 12:54 PM

KELOWNA, B.C. — A Kelowna, B.C., man who admitted to filming people while they were naked in a private residence has been sentenced to 14 months house arrest.

Forty-year-old Todd Peters was also handed two years probation.

He was originally charged with five counts of voyeurism and pleaded guilty to two counts in February.

Peters was to face trial this year for secretly observing or recording nudity in a private place.

He was arrested in January 2017 and accused of placing cameras in a home that filmed five people while they were naked.

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