A friend of golf superstar Rory McIlroy has been charged with voyeurism after a camera was found at a house he rents out in Northern Ireland.
The Irish Sun reports that father of two Kevin Stevens, one of Irish golf’s top officials, was arrested after the hidden camera was found in a young couple’s rented home.
Secretary of the Golfing Union of Ireland’s Ulster Branch, Stevens was quizzed over voyeurism in a County Down police station last Wednesday.
The 51-year-old was released on bail after denying ever seeing any footage from the device which was in a rented property.
The paper reports that Stevens has recently played a key role in organizing this month’s Irish Open at Royal Portrush.
His two-bed property on an estate outside Maghaberry, Co Antrim, was put up for sale last week after tenants Roy and Leah Townsley and their one-year-old son moved out.
They called in police after allegedly discovering the tiny device inside an electric clock which was provided as part of the rental deal.
Police sources have told the paper that the device was live and able to upload footage to the internet.
A police spokesman said: “A 51-year-old man arrested in Lisburn on Wednesday evening on suspicion of voyeurism was later released on bail pending further enquiries.”
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Switch to the desktop site to post a comment.Collette2 | Jun 18, 2012, 02:47 AM EDT
Well, he wouldn't be alone if he was one of us , Catholic that is. There's not much example coming from the pulpits one way or another.
SingleDonald | Jun 17, 2012, 08:18 PM EDT
I recall an incident here on Long Island, around 2005. A Bay Shore man rented a house to an unmarried girl, at $600 a month. Eventually, her Honerably Discharged Marine boyfriend noticed some peculiar sounds, coming from the attic. When he investigated, he discovered video equipment, and a microscopic camera in his girlfriend's bedroom! The matter was reported to the police, but there wasn't much they could do. At the time, there was a New York State law against illegal eavesdropping (audio), but nothing on clandestine video taping!! It was a matter of the law not having caught up with technology. The young lady eventually testified before the State Legislature, which passed a law covering this kind of thing. I have to admire the restraint of the boyfriend. Although the home owner was in his 50's, the marine, I feel, would have been justified in smacking him around! In another country, he might have gotten away with it!
merefalow | Jun 17, 2012, 04:48 PM EDT
sick frustrated creepy geezer.
JerryLynch | Jun 17, 2012, 12:44 PM EDT
Based upon the sports background of the official, Mr. Stevens, one would certainly assume that the hidden camera was for golf training and teaching purposes only. The viewer must have been studying various approaches to see how many strokes it took a putter to get his ball in the cup from different lies.