Class time: Law question

gerire

OK so here is the scenario taken from the PI forum:
http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=59851328&postcount=1

Room mate tried filming my girlfriend and I having sex
Being living with my best friend in college for the last year. He transferred to my college this year and things had being going great until one night when my girlfriend came over and we found a spy camera in my room positioned towards my bed. Note at the start of the day I told my friend she was coming over out of respect

When I went to shut the lights out I noticed a tissue box that wasn't mine. Shook it, something was in it... It was so messed up. He was at my door in like 2 seconds (because he was watching on his laptop) and kept trying to take the kleenex box from me. I was like "WTF" are you in here for, but then he took from me and ripped the box open and started immediately yelling, "THIS IS A CAMERA... HOLY ****!"

My girlfriend and myself were in total shock because we didn't know who did it at the time. It was so weird. I kept saying I was going to have to call the cops and said roommate was flipping out saying we couldn't call the cops because the living room stunk of weed. (He smokes occasionally)

So like 20 minutes after I found the camera I just had this feeling it was my best friend. We share with 2 others who were in the library at the time. I confronted him in his room (where he hid like a bitch after I found the thing) and he was literally shaking and his voice just changed. It was so obvious he did it and after like 2 hours he admitted to me that he did it.

Here's the kicker; his excuse for doing it was "to see if it worked." I kicked him out of the house and he is back in our small town at home, telling his parents I presume that hes studying at home or something. My girlfriend and my relationship is ruined but she just wants to forget about it and us. I told the 2 lads and they said take it further.

Most of the posters recommend going to AGS and I do agree; So you're standing at the hatch when he comes in; What advice do you give him / What can you do.

Some options
Take statement and investigate with a potential of i dunno, its not sexual assault;
Tell him to get landlord involved and ask him to be kicked out?
Tell him Its a civil issue?

So as a learning curve for myself

What would you do

Mr Jinx

gerire wrote: »

OK so here is the scenario taken from the PI forum:
http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=59851328&postcount=1

Most of the posters recommend going to AGS and I do agree; So you're standing at the hatch when he comes in; What advice do you give him / What can you do.

Some options
Take statement and investigate with a potential of i dunno, its not sexual assault;
Tell him to get landlord involved and ask him to be kicked out?
Tell him Its a civil issue?








Its a messy one to get involved in. A possibility could (dependind on the case, I dont know exact details) be a Section 3 Assault. Iv seen it done before. Harm to body or mind, and all that....

deadwood

I'd have to have a look at the evidence first.

TheNog

deadwood wrote: »

I'd have to have a look at the evidence first.

I will join ye. Two eyes are better than one.

I remember a case in Galway where the landlord spied on female tenants with cameras in the ceilings and shower areas too.

Mon 04 Apr 2003Landlord convicted of spying on tenantsA Galway city landlord who hid miniature cameras in the ceilings of his female tenants' bedrooms and bathrooms was sentenced to a total of sixteen months in prison at Galway District Court today.Hugh O'Donnell (31), with an address at 115 Glendara, Rahoon, Galway, pleaded guilty to harassing the female tenant between March 1st and 9th last year at his address.

http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/breaking/2003/0407/breaking63.htm

donvito99

deadwood wrote: »

I'd have to have a look at the evidence first.

*falls off chair in hysterics*