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OREGON CITY, Or. -- A Wilsonville man who hid a video camera in his bathroom and recorded his house guests pled guilty Tuesday to four counts of Invasion of Privacy in the First Degree, a felony.
Marcelino Mauro Vera Ramirez, 44, will be sentenced on May 8.
The house guests contacted the Wilsonville Police Department and reported Vera Ramirez secretly recorded an adult female and a 14-year-old girl.
On June 10, 2024, the girl noticed a camera in a waste basket when she stepped out of the shower. The camera was aimed at the shower. She noticed the camera was attached to a cell phone that was camouflaged with toilet paper. She reported the discovery to her mother who found the camera had been removed.
On July 13, 2024, the girl’s mother exited the shower and saw a camera hidden in the wastebasket.
The victims took the camera to the Wilsonville police who obtained a search warrant for the device. Police found numerous videos of the mother and daughter who were nude or partially nude. Police also found video of Vera Ramirez setting up the camera.
Vera Ramirez is a licensed chiropractor with an office in Tigard.
Senior Deputy District Attorney Russell Amos prosecuted the case.
Clackamas County Circuit Court case 24CR67988