Florida Man Says Hidden Cameras in His Airbnb Were for Sex Parties, Not Spying

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According to ABC, Derek Starnes and his wife were already one night into their stay in Florida's Longboat Key when he realized that something was weird with the master bedroom smoke detector. When he took it down from the ceiling, he realized that the thing wasn't a smoke detector at all—but a secret camera recording HD video and audio of him and his wife in bed.

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Police arrested the owner of the rental, 56-year-old Wayne Natt, and have charged him with video voyeurism. Natt claims that he used the cameras to film sex parties in his home, but never filmed anyone without their consent.

"He says that everyone videoed had knowledge he was videoing them," Bourque said. "What we said to that was, 'If people are consenting to recording sexual activity, why is it hidden in a smoke alarm?'"

Natt reportedly said that the hidden ceiling camera gave a better angle.

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