Peeper, John Elias, Gets Off Easy

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A George man who authorities say spied on women employees in a bathroom where he worked has been sentenced in Lyon County District Court.

Fifty-five-year-old John Elias of George was accused of spying on women employees of Sanford Hospital, Rock Rapids through peepholes in an employee bathroom. He was arrested by the Lyon County Sheriff's Office on December 27 on charges of invasion of privacy, third-degree theft, and tampering with evidence.

Sheriff Blythe Bloemendaal says Elias, who was a hospital employee at the time, drilled two holes in a heating duct to spy on the women. When deputies installed a camera to catch the perpetrator, Elias found it, stole it, destroyed it, and disposed of it in a dumpster in Sibley, according to the Sheriff.

Elias plead not guilty in February.

Who does this? OMG!

He has been convicted of Invasion of Privacy and Theft in the 3rd Degree. For the charge of Invasion of Privacy, Elias received a suspended one-year jail sentence, and will serve two years' probation.
Elias was also ordered to complete a victim empathy class and participate in and complete the Restorative Justice Program. Plus he is required to register as a sex offender, and shall at his own expense submit to a mental health evaluation and cooperate with treatment.
On the charge of Theft in the 3rd Degree, he was sentenced to a suspended one-year jail sentence, and will serve two years' probation.
Elias will also pay restitution, court-appointed attorney fees, fines, surcharge, and court costs.

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i found this place today when i was searching for the sentence that john elias received for this crime.