Accused Attorney Admits Videotaping Colleague “In States Of Undress”

An answer filed to a complaint of the Illinois Administrator admits that the accused attorney secretly videotaped a colleague that he had recruited to his firm

5. Between June and September 2016, on at least 20 different occasions, when Respondent knew that J.T. would be changing clothes in his office, Respondent placed a usb video flash drive in a hidden location in J.T.’s office withoutJ.T.’s knowledge or consent Using the usb flash drive, Respondent videotaped J.T. in various states of undress while J.T. was changing clothes. On each of these occasions, Respondent subsequently retrieved the device, and watched the videos for his own sexual and emotional gratification. Whenever Respondent knew J.T. had a reason to be changing clothes in his office,he would then replace the usb video flash drive into J.T.’s office.

ANSWER: Respondent admits the allegations contained in paragraph 5

Also admitted

On September 27, 2016, J.T. found the hidden camera USB video flash drive located in the inbox in his office behind his desk.

On September 27, 2016, J.T. placed the device in his computer to view its contents. The next day, J.T.located videos sequenced 11-28 on the usb video flash drive. The videos were typically a half-hour long showing J.T. in states of undress and changing his clothes.

When confronted, he resigned and pleaded guilty to a criminal charge

On May 4, 2017, Respondent pled guilty to one count of unauthorized videotaping, reduced from a felony charge to a misdemeanor.

(Mike Frisch)