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Man gets probation for hidden camera in bathroom

JUNEAU – A 48-year-old Grafton man charged with secretly videotaping people in his bathroom was found guilty of three counts of misdemeanor invasion of privacy Friday.

Jon M. DeBelak, was sentenced to one year of probation with 60 days of conditional jail time.

According to the criminal complaint, DeBelak’s ex-wife called the police after her sons told her they had found hidden cameras in the bathroom at their father’s lake home in the town of Hubbard. They found a black and white camera hidden in a tissue box and a video camera disguised as an alarm clock, according to the complaint.

The boys had downloaded the images and videos from the cameras onto one of their cell phones to show their mother.

The complaint said that the boys and their mother recognized the woman on the videos as a friend of DeBelak from a water ski team.

The videos were taken between December 2011 and March 2012. The woman in the videos told officers that she had not been aware of the cameras.

Other conditions of probation include no direct or indirect contact or communication with the victim, her residence or her place of employment, except in emergency situations.

The man may not go onto the park grounds when the water ski team is practicing or has tournaments.

A provision prohibiting Debelak from speaking to his sons about the case has been removed. He is not required to register as a sex offender. He must pay a $2,500 fine plus costs.