Winchester Man Sentenced For Filming Underage Girls

WINCHESTER, MA — A resident pleaded guilty to multiple charges of secretly videotaping underage girls.

James Fantini, 56, was sentenced to two and a half years in the House of Correction for three separate incidents in which he filmed unsuspecting 15-year-old girls while they were doing things such as showering and undressing.

The situation came to light when girls became aware of Fantini’s cell phone while changing in a hotel bathroom in June 2024. The incident took place while Fantini was chaperoning a soccer tournament in California. Huntington Beach detectives then were able to acquire Fantini’s phone in which additional incriminating videos were discovered.

Earlier this week, Fantini pled guilty to three counts of photographing an unsuspecting person, and of unlawful wiretap in Woburn District Court. Fantini’s sentence will be followed by three years of probation in which he will be forced to wear a GPS, stay out of Winchester, and not speak to anyone under the age of 18.