WAHPETON, N.D. (AP) — A man has been ordered to serve 10 days in jail for eavesdropping in Richland County.
Authorities say 52-year-old Anthony Siemieniewski (sim-in-EW'-skee) put a camera and microphone in a heating duct of a bedroom in a home he owned. Tenants found the camera in February.
Assistant State's Attorney Ron McBeth said investigators found no video but found audio recordings.
Siemieniewski indicated he wanted to check on a problem furnace and said the camera never produced video.
Siemieniewski was ordered to jail for 10 days, followed by probation. Judge Richard Grosz also ordered Siemieniewski to pay $500 in fees, and ordered a psychological evaluation.
Tenants Skylar Holte and Heather Sondrol said Siemieniewski invaded their privacy and should have been ordered to register as a sex offender and serve eight months in jail to cover the time they rented from him. Grosz said that sentence was not warranted.
