John Wesley Hall Jr. writes: Defendant had no reasonable expectation of privacy in a trauma room he was in about 15 minutes before the police arrived. His bloody clothes were in plain view. People v. Turner, 2022 IL App (5th) 190329, 2022 Ill. App. LEXIS 460 (Oct. 31, 2022): [*P57] In considering the above caselaw and…
Bucknell U. student charged with invasion of privacy for using video cam to record men in men’s dorm restroom
Francis Scarcella reports: A 21-year-old Bucknell University student faces 44 misdemeanor charges of invasion of privacy after university police said he had placed video equipment in a men’s restroom in a dormitory club since January 2021 which showed 363 males using the urinals exposing themselves, according to court documents. Matthew Nowell, of White House Station,…
Shanghai Disney shuts over Covid case, with visitors unable to leave
RTÉ reports: Shanghai’s Disney Resort had to abruptly shut its gates on Halloween following the visit of a woman who subsequently tested positive for Covid-19, locking in all visitors and only allowing them to leave – hours later – once they tested negative for the virus. Several residents in the city have since received fresh…
Virat Kohli condemns ‘appalling’ breach of privacy at Perth hotel
David Charlesworth reports: Virat Kohli has condemned an “appalling” breach of privacy which has left him “very paranoid” after a stranger appeared to film themselves in the India batter’s hotel room. Kohli was not present when the incident occurred but shared on Instagram a video first posted elsewhere of what seems someone filming the former India captain’s room and possessions…