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Judge Rules Window Peeping Not a Crime | Annapolis News
A Baltimore County judge just cleared a 53-year-old man, Johnnie Wade Jr., of Maryland’s “Peeping Tom” charge — not because he was innocent, but because the law only applies if someone is actually present in the private space being watched. With no one home in the room he stared into, the judge ruled the act didn’t meet the statute’s criteria, exposing a loophole in how the law interprets “visual surveillance.” This case, part of a trio arrested for window-peeping at a Towson apartment complex, highlights how narrowly written laws can leave gaps — even as they evolve to cover modern tech like…
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