Bartender Filmed Women In Bathroom: Morris Co. Prosecutor

ROCKAWAY, NJ — A Morris County bartender is accused of hiding camera inside the women's bathroom, and then throwing the camera in a lake, court documents show.

John P. Daley, 50, of Flanders, is accused of hiding a small, black camera that looked like a key fob on top of the toilet tank bowl, and hiding a small camera inside the heating system next to the toilet in order to film women as they used the bathroom, an affidavit of probable cause says. Daley was employed at the Clubhouse Bar, inside the private White Meadow Lake Clubhouse in Rockaway Township at the time.

A woman noticed the camera on Sept. 8 and called police, records show. Daley first denied knowing about the cameras, but then admitted he put the cameras in the bathrooms, and threw one of them into the lake, records say. It's unclear how long the cameras were in the bathrooms.

Police took cell phones, memory cards and USB sticks, a GoPro camera, tablet, and a desktop computer from his home, records show.

Daley was charged with invasion of privacy and hindering apprehension. He was released with an upcoming court date on Oct. 15.

The homeowner's association said they would cooperate with the police in the ongoing investigation.

"The White Meadow Lake Property Owners Association Board of Directors is aware of the incident involving a White Meadow Lake employee. This is a legal matter and there is an ongoing investigation. We are not aware of the details of the investigation, but the POA Board intends to continue to cooperate fully with the Rockaway Township Police Department. We will inform residents as official information becomes available and as legal counsel advises," the homeowners association wrote in a statement shared on their Facebook page.

The clubhouse is mostly used for community events, and club meetings.