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For four years, beginning when she was just 13 years old, Madison Reed lived her life in front of cameras - only she did know about because her neighbor had secretly planted recording devices in her room.

The Beaverton, Oregon, girl, who is now 18 years old, only found out about the outrageous violation of her privacy six months ago when he mother discovered a tiny camera stashed under a heap of papers in her bedroom.

On Tuesday, 48-year-old-old Bradley McCollum, a one-time friend of the Reed family, pleaded guilty in Washington County circuit court to charges of burglary and invasion of personal privacy - both misdemeanors.
Prosecutors said they did not have enough evidence to prove he was guilty of a sex crime, which means that upon his release McCollum will not be required to register as a sex offender.

A police investigation has revealed that in 2010, Bradley McCollum, a close friend and neighbor of the Reeds, planted a camera at his beach house to spy on Madison whenever the family visited him.

Last July, McCollum slipped a second recording device into Madison's bedroom, taping hours of footage showing the teenage girl naked and in various state of undress.

About two weeks later, Madison's father, Clark Reed, became alarmed when he spotted his friend near his daughter's room, and a short time later his wife came upon a camera smaller than a smartphone hidden under some papers on a dresser.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...en-cameras-bedroom-NOT-charged-sex-crime.html

I'm not sure how taping a 13 year old naked is not considered child porn , and a sex crime ?
 
Nightmare neighbor secretly filmed Beaverton teen for years

Oregon's law is written in a way that anyone who simply sets up a hidden camera and records someone in private will only face the misdemeanor charge, even if the victim is a minor.

A more serious sexual offense would require the suspect to somehow influence the victim into performing a sexual act on camera.

Even though McCollum recorded an underage girl for years, prosecutors said that they did not have the evidence to prove he was guilty of a sex crime under Oregon law.

"It doesn't make sense at all because I don't know why it's not child pornography," Madison said. "I was underage at the time and the intent of what he did was so obvious."

If not for the more serious burglary charge, McCollum might only be facing a year in jail.

As part of McCollum's plea deal in Washington County, separate charges from the beach house camera in Clatsop County were dismissed.
 
Tougher legislation proposed...

Former Oregon State Representative Denyc Boles wants to make sure that suspects in future cases face felony charges in similar situations.

"I have two teenage daughters, if this ever happened to them... I'd be extremely upset. That's an understatement," Boles said.

The Salem Republican has proposed a bill that would make the "invasion of personal privacy" crime automatically a felony if the victim is under 18 years old. That would carry a maximum penalty of five years in prison, a $125,000 fine or both.

The proposed legislation would also require that suspects register as sex offenders if they have a prior sex crime conviction.

"This is a growing problem, this is video. It's sent to the cyberworld. It lives there forever. That should not be a misdemeanor. This is clearly a big problem that needs a bigger harsher penalty," said Boles.

Boles points to other similar cases in Oregon, including the case of Ashley Buckle.

Last year, Buckle, 23, told an Oregon House committee how her stepfather secretly filmed her in the bathroom and bedroom. Buckle is also pushing for stiffer penalties when suspects secretly record minors.

The House Judiciary Committeeis scheduled to discuss Boles' bill when the new legislative session starts in February, according to committee chairman Rep. Jeff Barker (D-Aloha).

Both Barker and co-chair Rep. Andy Olson (R-Albany) say the bill has bipartisan support and stands a good chance of making it to the House floor.

Olson is concerned that the law is not keeping up with technology, especially when used in a criminal manner. He says state legislators are just trying to play catch-up.

According to a National District Attorneys Association report, at least 30 states so far have enacted tougher penalties for video voyeurism cases. Half consider it a felony on the first offense, including Washington, while other states raise the stakes on the second or third offense or in cases of minors.

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On Tuesday, Bradley McCollum, 48, pleaded guilty in Washington County Circuit Court to two burglary charges and two counts of "invasion of personal privacy" for setting up the cameras. He will be sentenced on March 10 and is expected to receive two years in prison as part of a plea agreement.
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"Secretly Records Teen For Four Years"
discovered a tiny camera stashed under a heap of papers in her bedroom.
Initially I was thinking that this kid needs to clean her damn room. But after hearing the father spotted this pervert around his daughter's room, I am thinking he was sneaking in and hiding it from time to time, and moving it around.
 
Initially I was thinking that this kid needs to clean her damn room
That was my first thought too and I'm rolling with it, at least as far as my kids are concerned, I will totally use this to get them to keep their rooms clean.

In case anyone doesn't realize it, I'm just kidding.
 
I never understand people that do this. Think about all the disgusting things we do in the privacy of our bedrooms. I would find it hard to watch somebody pick their nose and then fap to them.
I guess it's a power thing.
 
I'm always wondering if somebody is watching me secretly or from afar. I don't feel comfortable in alot of places. And it's because of stories like this. There's always a weirdo out there finding a new way to spy on people...
 
I would be so pissed if I learned I was being recorded for so long with out my knowledge! Holy Shit. I would beat this asshat with a bat!
 
and they didn't charge anything about child exploitation and he doesn't have to register as a sex offender

Oregon laws are different...that’s why Rep. Denyc Boles introduced House Bill 2356

Tougher legislation proposed...

Former Oregon State Representative Denyc Boles wants to make sure that suspects in future cases face felony charges in similar situations.

The Salem Republican has proposed a bill that would make the "invasion of personal privacy" crime automatically a felony if the victim is under 18 years old. That would carry a maximum penalty of five years in prison, a $125,000 fine or both.

The proposed legislation would also require that suspects register as sex offenders if they have a prior sex crime conviction.

The House Judiciary Committeeis scheduled to discuss Boles’ bill when the new legislative session starts in February, according to committee chairman Rep. Jeff Barker (D-Aloha).

Both Barker and co-chair Rep. Andy Olson (R-Albany) say the bill has bipartisan support and stands a good chance of making it to the House floor.

Olson is concerned that the law is not keeping up with technology, especially when used in a criminal manner. He says state legislators are just trying to play catch-up.

According to a National District Attorneys Association report, at least 30 states so far have enacted tougher penalties for video voyeurism cases. Half consider it a felony on the first offense, including Washington, while other states raise the stakes on the second or third offense or in cases of minors.

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I think there are 2 cases of a hidden camera from the story - one was hidden at a beach house (2010) they stayed at (the creeps guest house) and then in July (2014) the other camera was hidden in her bedroom.

That being said - how was he a one time friend if they have been staying at his beach house since 2010??

A police investigation has revealed that in 2010, Bradley McCollum, a close friend and neighbor of the Reeds, planted a camera at his beach house to spy on Madison whenever the family visited him.
Last July, McCollum slipped a second recording device into Madison's bedroom, taping hours of footage showing the teenage girl naked and in various state of undress.
 
I think there are 2 cases of a hidden camera from the story - one was hidden at a beach house (2010) they stayed at (the creeps guest house) and then in July (2014) the other camera was hidden in her bedroom.

Peeping Tom victims, lawmakers say penalties too lax

BEND, Ore. - A Beaverton man who pleaded guilty Tuesday to invasion of personal privacy is expected to spend two years behind bars, the punishment for using a hidden camera to spy on an underage teen girl naked for nearly five years.

Bradley McCollum, 48, was convicted of filming now-18-year-old Madison Reed starting when she was just 13 years old. A camera was discovered by Reed's parents in her bedroom. Another camera was found in a beach house where the family sometimes vacationed.

"It's disgusting," Reed said. "I don't like to think about it, but I think about it all the time. Like all day."

McCollum's expected two year sentence is the result of a law that legislators, prosecutors and victims find unsavory: invasion of privacy is only a misdemeanor under Oregon law.

Many other states classify invasion of privacy as harsher crimes, with more serious penalties.

In the past two years, five people in Deschutes County have been charged or convicted of invasion of privacy. Some of the victims were minors.

"This is where you have to recognize the difference between children and adults, and crimes committed against children should have enhanced penalties," Deschutes County District Attorney John Hummel said Wednesday.

One man spent only days in jail because his victims were not undressed.

"If a woman is wearing underwear, then she's not in a state of undress, and it's not a crime, because the statute is pretty darn specific," Hummel said.

Some of the more recent invasion of privacy cases on the High Desert include 60-year-old Richard Ipsen, who is serving a one year jail sentence after he spied on three women in his Bend NorthWest Crossing home.

Ipsen also was convicted of similar crimes in Washington County after he placed a hidden camera in a Sherwood Starbucks bathroom.

And Bend police are currently investigating whether an iPhone was used to spy on women using the restroom at COCC's Modoc Hall. So far, police and COCC have refused to comment on the allegations.

Meanwhile, Oregon lawmakers are working to update invasion of privacy laws. House Bill 2356 is especially aimed at protecting minors. A new law could make spying a felony -- and peeping Toms could have to register as sex offenders in some cases.

The harsher penalties largely depend on whether victims are underage and if the perpetrator has prior convictions. The maximum jail sentence would become five years.
 
That being said - how was he a one time friend if they have been staying at his beach house since 2010??

The expression "one time friend" does not mean that they only met him and were friends with him only once. It means that they were friends once upon a time, in this case before they discovered that he had been abusing their trust.
 
"If a woman is wearing underwear, then she's not in a state of undress, and it's not a crime, because the statute is pretty darn specific," Hummel said.

Yeah they need to rewrite that law, because I, and I think most people would agree, do not consider underwear dressed, if what you are wearing is not something average people would wear while shopping or walking outside of your house in, and it's made for wearing under your clothes, then it is underwear and you are not dressed. I know that some folks wear their underwear to the store, just check out People of Walmart for confirmation, I'm talking average, reasonable people. Not those freaks.
 
what makes these pervs get off looking at little kid pics is beyond me.Its disgusting,. my daughter sent me a pic of my granbabies playing in the tub u can only see my granddaughters tush my grandsons in it too u cant see anything but i debated for a day if i should put it on fb or not because its so cute but i didnt want some perv getting off on it.
 
what makes these pervs get off looking at little kid pics is beyond me.Its disgusting,. my daughter sent me a pic of my granbabies playing in the tub u can only see my granddaughters tush my grandsons in it too u cant see anything but i debated for a day if i should put it on fb or not because its so cute but i didnt want some perv getting off on it.

If only other Grandmas were as smart..good for you!
 
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