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Yahoo
25-04-2025
- Yahoo
Man charged with 18 counts of illegal surveillance at Williams College public restroom
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. (WWLP) – A Weston man is facing 18 charges of illegal electronic surveillance following the discovery of a hidden recording device inside a public restroom at Williams College earlier this year. A Weston man faces 18 charges of illegal surveillance following the discovery of a hidden recording device in a public restroom at Williams College. According to the Williamstown Police Department, Maxwell Hall, 21, of Weston, has been charged with 18 counts of Photographing, Videotaping, or Electronically Surveilling a Partially Nude or Nude Person stemming from an incident on January 16 at the college's Lasell Gymnasium. The investigation began after a student reported suspicious activity to the college's Campus Safety Service. The student discovered a disguised surveillance device–appearing as a phone charger–inside a second-floor public restroom at the gym. The report prompted an immediate response from campus officials, who then contacted local law enforcement. Williamstown Police, working with the Berkshire Law Enforcement Task Force and the Berkshire District Attorney's Office Special Victims Unit, launched a joint investigation that led to Hall's identification and subsequent charges. Hall is scheduled to be arraigned in Northern Berkshire District Court on June 2. Authorities are asking anyone who believes they may have used the second-floor restroom in Lasell Gymnasium on January 16 between noon and 5 p.m. to contact Sgt. Shaun William at swilliam@ The investigation remains ongoing. WWLP-22News, an NBC affiliate, began broadcasting in March 1953 to provide local news, network, syndicated, and local programming to western Massachusetts. Watch the 22News Digital Edition weekdays at 4 p.m. on Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
24-04-2025
- Yahoo
Man, 21, accused of planting surveillance camera in Williams College gym bathroom
A 21-year-old man is facing criminal charges after prosecutors say they linked him to a surveillance device found in a gym on the campus of Williams College. Maxwell Hall, of Weston, faces 18 counts of photographing, videotaping or electronically surveilling a partially nude or nude person in connection with an incident on Jan. 16, the Berkshire district attorney's office said. On Jan. 16, Williamstown police learned of suspicious activity in the Lasell Gymnasium at Williams College. The Campus Safety Service told police they believed a surveillance camera had been planted in a public restroom on the 2nd floor of the gym, Julia Sabourin, a spokesperson for the district attorney's office, said in an email. A student alerted campus safety to the camera after they oberseved a surveillance device disguised as a phone charger, Sabourin said. Hall is set to be arraigned in Northern Berkshire District Court on June 2. Anyone who believes they were present in the bathroom where the device was found between noon and 5 p.m. on Jan. 16 is encouraged to contact Williamstown Police Sgt. Shaun William at swilliam@ Mass. man pleads guilty to having over 340,000 files of child sexual abuse material Suffolk DA blasts judge for dismissing case of man detained by ICE midtrial Ashland man found with child sex abuse material at Logan Airport, feds say Allston woman likely killed by baseball bat or sword identified Nigerian man pleads guilty to $10M pandemic unemployment fraud scheme
