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West Bloomfield Trustee Charged Over Hidden Cameras in Women's Bedrooms

Prosecutors say searches of the suspect's property and phone turned up covert devices and nude videos that led to criminal charges.

Overview

  • Two women discovered small cameras concealed inside smoke detectors in their bedrooms, which prompted a police investigation.
  • Oakland County prosecutors charged 65-year-old trustee Jibran Manna with two counts of capturing an image of an unclothed person and five counts of installing an eavesdropping device.
  • Investigators searched Manna’s home, township office and cellphone and say they recovered additional cameras and videos from the victims’ bedrooms and bathrooms on his phone.
  • The charges carry statutory maximum penalties of up to five years in prison for each capturing-an-image count and up to two years for each eavesdropping-device count.
  • Prosecutor Karen McDonald called the conduct an "appalling invasion of privacy," and the case moves now into criminal prosecution with questions about abuse of public trust.