Court discharges man without conviction for 'implausible explanation' for offending behaviour
10 May 2025
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A professional from Wellington who filmed his colleagues while using the office toilet has avoided conviction after claiming that he only did so to get fired, according to reports.
The man, 37, hid a recording device in the company's unisex toilet cubicle on two occasions. The first date was unknown, while the second date was April 19, 2024, when the device was found, The New Zealand Herald reported.
The camera recorded seven colleagues, including six men and one woman, who used the toilet, with the footage sent directly to the defendant's phone.
Investigators were able to retrieve the footage that the man filmed, according to the Herald report, but no evidence was found that he shared it to others.
In his defence, the defendant attributed his actions to his mental health and said that he wanted to get dismissed from his job.
"That, at first glance, seems an implausible explanation," said Judge Ian Carter from the Wellington District Court, as quoted by The New Zealand Herald.
But reports by a psychologist and counsellor, who the man engaged with, believe that his offending was not sexually motivated.
"That may at first glance seem surprising as the nature of the offending would suggest to most people that that is the likely motivation," Carter said.
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