Omaha man who taped people in nursing home restroom pleads guilty | Crime-and-courts

Jason Hunter, 43, pleaded a total of 12 counts of unlawful trespassing by recording an image or video of a person without their consent.

Eleven of the counts represented each recorded person unknowingly using the restroom in the restroom of an employee of the Lakeside Retirement Community, 17475 Frances St. According to affidavits, Hunter worked as a cook at the center of pension, which belongs to Immanuel.

Count 12 against Hunter, which was filed as a separate case, stems from a minor who was recorded last fall in various states of undress in the bathroom of Hunter’s residence. Hunter was originally charged with two counts in this case. The second count was dismissed following a plea agreement in which Hunter pleaded guilty to one count for each victim.

A sentencing hearing is tentatively scheduled for August 11, but the date could change pending the completion of a sex offender assessment.

Hunter’s pleas, which were entered on Friday, stem from a series of incidents that occurred from September 2021 to when a cellphone was discovered by a Lakeside employee on December 13.

According to court documents from January, the employee discovered the cellphone wedged between a wall and a bench in the single-occupant restroom. The man stopped recording and saw that the phone contained a video of him using the toilet. The video also briefly showed a person setting up the phone at the start of the recording, although the video does not show the person’s face.

After the employee discovered the cell phone, Lakeside staff contacted Immanuel executives, who then contacted the Omaha Police Department.

Police placed Hunter at the scene after viewing security camera footage, which was shot from the hallway outside the bathroom. Footage appeared to show Hunter was in the restroom on December 13 when the phone started recording. Police said in court documents that Hunter was wearing the same clothes as the person in the cellphone video.

Lindsey Grove, an assistant Douglas County prosecutor, noted in Douglas County District Court on Friday that all of the victims at the retirement center were co-workers of Hunter.

During the investigation, police found videos showing the underage child using the bathroom at Hunter’s residence. Police say Hunter admitted in an interview to placing a camera there.

Each count to which Hunter has pleaded guilty carries a maximum sentence of two years in prison, 12 months of post-release supervision and/or a $10,000 fine.