Full question:
The oil guy was standing in my back yard about to deliver oil when my wife went into the bathroom spent sometime in front of the mirror, disrobed, turned the shower on, waited for the water to get hot. She thought that she saw something in the backyard, peered through the window and saw the oil guy looking at her. From where he was standing, he had a perfect view of the shower. Is this against the law for him to do this?
- Category: Criminal
- Date:
- State: New Hampshire
Answer:
According to New Hampshire law, it is a class A misdemeanor for someone to invade another person's privacy without consent. This includes using any device to observe or record private activities in a place where a person expects privacy, such as a bathroom or shower (N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 644:9).
Additionally, if the oil delivery person knowingly looked into your backyard and had no legitimate purpose for doing so, this could also be considered a misdemeanor under the same statute. A "private place" is defined as a location where one can reasonably expect to be free from surveillance, such as the interior of one's home.
In summary, if the oil delivery person intentionally looked into your wife's shower area without consent, this behavior could be against the law.
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