A guesthouse owner in New Zealand has pleaded guilty to secretly filming 34 women in a shower using cameras hidden inside shampoo bottles.

The man—whose identity has non been disclosed in lodge to protect his wife—made 219 secret recordings between Dec 2017 and February 2018, which he posted on porn sites, the BBC reported.

Most of the victims were under the age of thirty, and police said the cameras were angled to picture show between their shoulders and knees, though the women's faces did come into view on many recordings. The camera besides caught them undressing before washing and putting clothes back on afterwards.

The women stayed at the guesthouse for between one dark and ii weeks. The times at which they showered were agreed with the owners in advance, allowing the man to plan his recording schedule. Each dark, the man would take the shampoo bottles out of the shower and download the footage, the court heard. The cameras inside the products could be activated with a remote command once in place.

According to New Zealand news outlet Stuff, upon his arrest, the man told police he had "done information technology for the thrill and the risk of beingness caught." Constabulary tracked downward the women filmed, who released a statement expressing their shock, shame and acrimony at the human's beliefs.

He provided descriptions with some of his uploads, including information virtually the women'southward ethnicities and professions. The human also discussed sexual acts he would like to perform on the victims and bragged about his violation of their privacy. The videos accept since been removed by police.

The man pleaded guilty to 51 charges of making an intimate visual recording, seven of knowingly making an objectionable publication, vii of knowingly distributing an objectionable publication and four of publishing an intimate visual recording. The most serious charges acquit a maximum sentence of fourteen years behind confined.

The man'south lawyer, Matt Phelps, pushed to keep his client's identity hush-hush. He explained that the man's married woman suffers from a medical condition that could exist exacerbated if his identity was revealed. Prosecutor Steve Manning opposed the request, noting the irony given the fact "there are 34 victims whose nearly intimate images have been spread all over the world."

The judge dismissed Manning's objection, and said the suppression order would remain in place until he heard more well-nigh the woman's status. The man was granted bail and will be sentenced in October.