Staten Island father allegedly spied on his babysitter with a hidden camera in the bedroom smoke detector – NBC New York (47)

NEW YORK – A 25-year-old nanny says her most private moments were secretly captured by the father of a Staten Island family she lived with.

Kelly Andrade came from Colombia to the United States to work for Michael Esposito and his family in their home. Two weeks after her arrival, Andrade said she saw a hidden camera in a smoke detector above her bed, capturing hundreds of images of her.

“I noticed in a particular file that I look naked… it also showed me getting dressed, when I came out of the bathroom,” she said. “I felt abused, humiliated. I don’t know what he used it for, who else has seen it.”

Andrade said Esposito returned to the home shortly after she found the camera and memory card, and may have seen her make the discovery. She said she repeatedly knocked on the door to get in shortly after.

Scared for her life, Andrade said she jumped from a first-floor reel, taking the camera and SD card with her.

“She is in a country that is foreign to her, she has no family (or) friends, she is completely alone, she barely speaks the language. She was absolutely terrified,” said her lawyer, Zachary Holzberg.

He filed a civil lawsuit against the Esposito family in early September for unspecified damages and a hostile work environment. The same day Andrade left the house, he reported the recordings to the police.

Esposito was arrested and charged with a felony illegal surveillance, but was released on his own recognizance. His attorney at the time told the Staten Island Advance that “all the cameras … were installed in his own home for security reasons.

This was not the kind of situation where it is your house or your room or your bedroom or a dressing room, “Joseph Sorrentino told the newspaper.” This is the defendant’s house where he lives with his family, and there are several security cameras. “

But Andrade said it was his room, with only his belongings there, as part of the contract for his stay.

“There is no reason to place the camera on the babysitter’s bed… there isn’t much more visible in the camera shot,” Holzberg said.

Andrade said she still has nightmares and battles of depression from the consequences that have basically left her homeless in a country where she has no family. He said that he had been losing weight as a result of not eating and had thoughts of suicide.

Neither Esposito nor his attorney responded to a request for comment.

Andrade also filed a lawsuit against the agency that connected her to the family.

– .