Imagine you have a bachelor friend who has security cameras dotted around his house, including in his bedroom. These cameras normally record images only at a low frame rate but have motion detectors and switch to full-speed with sound when motion is detected. He confides in you that he leaves these cameras on 24/7. On occasion, he entertains ladies overnight. Their sex sessions are perforce recorded.
What do you think of him at this point?
He goes on to say that he’s thankful of this because one woman accused him of raping her and he was able to use the recording to provide absolute proof of his innocence (details are NOT relevant). He finishes by saying, “Sometimes a man needs more than a condom for protection.”
AFAIK, it’s not a crime to record yourself in the company of another person, even if you’re gettin’ hot & heavy with mirrors on the ceiling and pink champagne on ice. NO consent is required from the second person – it only becomes an issue if you’re a third party recording people’s activities without their knowledge or consent, and even that’s not criminal unless “reasonable expectation of privacy” applies.
Having said all that, methinks the OP’s “friend” is better at telling grandiose tales than gettin’ laid…just sayin’. :dubious:
I don’t think that’s accurate…I thought that once clothes started to come off, there is some kind of reasonable expectation or privacy that you aren’t being photographed or videotaped.
I have personal experience of someone in my family being recorded without her knowledge during sex . The cops took it pretty seriously, because of the realtionship she had with his parents she never pressed charges.
Naturally, recording yourself having sex with someone without their awareness or consent is a highly despicable act, which would definitely raise several red flags with the police – but without any additional complications, there’s really nothing the law can do about it.
It could become a potential civil matter, though – especially if the “friend” is in the business of distributing the video to other people.
I’ve seen this mentioned on various men’s rights sites as a way to protect yourself from false rape accusations. It’s easy to prove sex took place, but impossible to prove it was consensual if rape charges are made later.
Maybe it’s the lawyer in me, but my preference is to station a court reporter in the closet. That way, if there are ever any questions, I can just refer to the transcript.
I can see that definitely being a crime. But, as long as it’s never ever distributed, and is purely for security and not for his personal jollies, I don’t think that any other part of it is illegal.
It may be ethically questionable and in some ways quite repellent, though.
That he was being either prudent or just liked recorded sex.
Same. I’ve always been told that it’s perfectly reasonable for women to treat every man they meet as a potential rapist; I fail to see why it’s then wrong to return the favor and treat every woman like a potential accuser.
