Man Guilty of Bugging Girlfriend’s Bedroom
<i> Associated Press</i>
ANDERSON, S.C. —
A man was convicted Tuesday of illegally bugging his 14-year-old girlfriend’s bedroom so he could make sure she didn’t talk about their sexual relationship.
Dennis Roy Layton, 25, was convicted of violating federal eavesdropping law. No sentencing date was set. He also faces state charges of having sex with a minor.
Layton’s uncanny knowledge of the girl’s conversations made her and her parents suspicious enough to pull apart a clock radio he had given her. They found a microphone inside.
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