CURRITUCK COUNTY, N.C. (WAVY) — A judge declined Monday to take the guilty plea of a man accused of installing cameras in a bathroom and bedroom of a Corolla beach rental home last October.
Philip DeSena, 44, appeared in-person in a Currituck County courtroom Monday for a felony secret peeping case, as state prosecutors are accusing DeSena of installing cameras in a bathroom and bedroom of a beach rental home in Corolla Oct. 10, 2025. He was arrested later that December. DeSena was released from jail on $5,000 bond.
An indictment alleges he secretly planted the cameras for sexual gratification, listing the same victim under both charges. A grand jury later concluded the state has enough evidence to move forward with a potential trial…