Legal Question in Criminal Law in Pennsylvania

inappropiate video

i inadvertedly left my video digital camera on in plain view in the bathroom while filming my kids shortly after that, a friend of the families daughter took a shower and the camera filmed her. the girl is 13 years old when i discovered this on my camera i looked at it and showed it to my brother in law and then deleted it from off the camera. no one knows of the video except he and i and our minister. is there any obligation for the minister to report it to the police as there is no video anymore? Is there anything legally the minister must do? I am in the state of Pennsylvania. i am concerned that my curiosity may cause grave results. please answer asap. Thanks in advance


Asked on 8/20/07, 8:00 pm

2 Answers from Attorneys
John Jackson Law Office of John A. Jackson, P.C.

Re: inappropiate video

In general, communications between a minister and one of his parishioners is considered privileged. There may be exceptions to this general rule depending on the circumstances but if you are not being charged with a crime right now you may want to hold off on paying an attorney to track this information down.

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Answered on 8/21/07, 8:49 am
John Gibson John W. Gibson, Esquire

Re: inappropiate video

The only worry that I'd have is your brother-in-law telling the parents of the girl. People are very protective of their children, especially teenage girls. Because of the internet and the rage against child pornography, this is not a good time to be accidentally filming teenage girls taking showers. How many people are going to believe it was an accident? If the parents find out about it you had better hope that there's at least one on your jury.

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Answered on 8/21/07, 9:29 am


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