Sanjai Syamaprasad, a 47-year-old man from Brooklyn, pleaded guilty to multiple felony charges for secretly recording patients in bathrooms at a sleep center. He installed a hidden camera disguised as a smoke detector at the Northwell Health Sleep Disorders Center, committing his offenses between July 2023 and April 2024. Syamaprasad confessed to five counts of unlawful surveillance and two counts of tampering with physical evidence. He is expected to receive five years of probation during his sentencing, with prosecutors advocating for imprisonment. The misconduct was discovered by Northwell Health, leading to a police investigation.
A Brooklyn man, Sanjai Syamaprasad, pleaded guilty to multiple felony charges for secretly recording patients, including a child, in bathrooms at a sleep center.
Sanjai Syamaprasad was found to have installed a hidden camera disguised as a smoke detector in bathrooms at the Northwell Health Sleep Disorders Center.
Syamaprasad's misconduct included affixing the camera with Velcro and transferring footage to SD cards for personal viewing on his work computer.
Nassau County District Attorney Anne T. Donnelly emphasized that patients deserve privacy and trust in medical facilities, which was violated by Syamaprasad's actions.
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