A Bristol Township man pled guilty on Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2025, to hiding spy cameras in his bathroom to record his former girlfriend’s teen daughters taking showers.
John V. Dutton, 55, appeared before Common Pleas Judge Charissa J. Liller on Tuesday morning and entered guilty pleas to six counts of invasion of privacy, two counts of interception of oral communications, and one count of possession of a controlled substance.
Dutton will be sentenced at a later date.
The investigation began in August 2023 when the victims’ mother discovered what she believed to be a spy camera disguised as a USB cell phone charging port in the bathroom of the residence she shared with Dutton. Her two daughters and son also lived in the home.
She first became suspicious of Dutton after he insisted that they either not have a shower curtain in their common bathroom, or they have a clear curtain.
While searching the bathroom, she found a USB charging device that appeared to have a small camera inside positioned with a view of the shower. She unplugged the device but left it in the bathroom. Moments later, Dutton entered the bathroom and stayed inside for an unusually long time. When he left, the device was gone.
During the investigation, another camera was found in the pool cabana area of the backyard.
In November 2023, Bristol police executed a search warrant on the home. They seized the defendant’s cell phone, where they uncovered videos of the girls that showed them undressing and showering in the bathroom. The date range for these videos was February 2021 to March 2023.
Police also located methamphetamine in the house during the search. Another search warrant was executed on an iCloud account associated with Dutton’s other devices. Police located 261 audio and video recordings of the two girls in partial or full nudity in the bathroom, recorded between 2021 and 2023.
This investigation was conducted by Bristol Township Police Detective Al Asmann, with assistance from Bucks County Detectives. Chief Deputy District Attorney Kristin M. McElroy prosecuted this case.
