After a string of creepy hidden-camera busts in Greater Cincinnati, Ohio lawmakers are moving to crank up the punishment for people who secretly record others. House Bill 345 would raise the stakes for several voyeurism offenses and hit repeat offenders harder, with supporters arguing that the law needs to catch up with the real damage done by covert recordings.
What the bill would change
House Bill 345, sponsored by Rep. Jeff LaRe, would amend Ohio Revised Code section 2907.08 to increase penalties for secretly photographing or recording someone in a place where they have a reasonable expectation of privacy, according to the Ohio Legislature. The measure spells out that it is illegal to film “under or through” another person’s clothing and would…..