Probation For Bathroom Nannycam Director

PLEASANTVILLE, NY — Former television director Daniel Switzen was sentenced Tuesday to five years probation for spying on the family’s nanny in a bathroom. The 45-year-old pleaded guilty in May to a charge of Unlawful Surveillance in the 2nd Degree, a class E felony,

Westchester County Court Judge Susan Cacace sentenced him to five years sex offender probation and he will have to register as a sex offender. A SORA (Sex Offender Registration Act) hearing is scheduled for Nov. 13, Westchester County District Attorney Anthony A. Scarpino, Jr. said.

On Nov. 13, 2017, Switzen placed a secret camera in a bathroom inside his Pleasantville home. The camera was hidden within a tissue box. It was discovered in November when the nanny was entertaining friends. They took it to police.

Switzen admitted to placing the camera in the bathroom to capture the victim and her friends on video. He was arrested in November 2017 for Unlawful Surveillance. He faced a sentence of 18 months.

The case was prosecuted by Assistant District Attorney Joseph Servino of the Sex Crimes Bureau.

SEE:

• Former TV Director Put Hidden Camera In Nanny's Bathroom
• News Exec Planted Nannycam In Bathroom: Pleasantville Cops

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