Kickstand Cafe Voyeur Sentenced for Taping Women in Bathroom

ARLINGTON, MA — A New Hampshire man who was found guilty of secretly filming women in the bathroom of Kickstand Cafe' on Massachusetts Ave. in 2014 will remain behind bars. On Sept. 29, Judge Maynard Kirpalani sentenced Joseph Hennessey, 55, to 2.5 years in prison with six months to serve followed by three years probation.

He was also ordered to undergo a sex offender evaluation, mental health evaluation with follow up care and to stay away from the Kickstand Cafe and witnesses. Hennessey, now 55, was found guilty of four counts of photographing or videotaping a person in a state of nudity on Sept. 8.

Authorities say that Hennessey was seen on two occasions at the cafe that month, when the employee noticed the flower pot in the restroom. The employee used the restroom, noticed the flower pot directly in front of the toilet, and later saw Hennessey exit the women's restroom.

The same woman entered the bathroom eight days later and found bundle of electronics and electrical tape in the flower pot, according to the district attorney's office. Hennessey was arrested later that day.

Hennesey reportedly said at the time of his arraignment that he used the women's bathroom because he had irritable bowel syndrome and the men's room was occupied.