Jealous man Steven Colin Pecotich gets two-year bond for setting up spy camera to watch girlfriend
A SUSPICIOUS lover who set up a spy camera in the Clyde North house he shared with his girlfriend got a shock when he discovered her sending intimate selfies to another man.
South East
Don't miss out on the headlines from South East . Followed categories will be added to My News.
A SUSPICIOUS lover who set up a spy camera in the Clyde North house he shared with his partner got a shock when he discovered her sending boob photos to another man.
Yesterday Frankston Magistrates’ Court heard Steven Colin Pecotich had planted a hidden camera secreted in an alarm clock in their lounge room.
The 42-year-old construction worker believed his girlfriend was being unfaithful to him, so set up the device, which streamed images to his phone, to see if he was correct.
The court heard at around 11am on February 4 this year the woman was being intimate with herself on the couch while sending phone images of her breasts to another man.
Within minutes Pecotich began bombarding her with text messages, questioning what she was doing.
When he returned home from work that night, he grilled her over the incident, saying she was not being honest with him.
The conversation got more and more descriptive, which made the woman wonder if she was being watched.
The next day she googled “spy cameras” and up came an image of the exact same alarm clock they had in their lounge.
She inspected it, saw it had a camera installed, and contacted police.
Officers later searched the home, located the device and found incriminating web pages, links and searches on Pecotich’s phone.
His defence lawyer said he was fearful his partner, who he was madly in love with, was cheating.
She said “he did what he did in desperation to find out the truth … (but) didn’t expect to see what he saw”.
Magistrate Leonard Brear said the “despicable” actions were a serious violation of the woman’s privacy.
“No-one has the right to spy on another person,” Mr Brear said.
“The partner was doing nothing wrong, it was her business … this was unacceptable offending.”
Pecotich was sentenced to a two-year good behaviour bond, ordered to pay $3000 to the court fund and must undertake a men’s behavioural change program.
No conviction was recorded.
The couple, who had been together for two years, are no longer in contact.