New Jersey, New York Men Indicted for Secret Bathroom Recordings

Daniel Zhang, a 23-year-old from Egg Harbor City, New Jersey, has been indicted on 15 counts of invasion of privacy after allegedly recording men without their consent in restrooms at a Planet Fitness gym and a Wawa convenience store between May and September 2024. Police began investigating Zhang after a report of suspicious activity at the gym in September 2024 and later discovered 49 videos of unidentified victims on his phone, with incidents occurring in Atlantic County and other locations. Zhang reportedly admitted to filming multiple men and has been released following a detention hearing, with his court appearance scheduled for April 25. In a separate case in New York, Sanjai Syamaprasad, a former employee of a Northwell Health sleep clinic in Manhasset, was indicted for allegedly installing hidden cameras disguised as smoke detectors in bathrooms, recording hundreds of videos of adults and children between July 2023 and April 2024. Syamaprasad is accused of destroying evidence when he learned of police interest, with authorities later recovering the fake detectors and broken memory card. Both cases highlight serious privacy violations and have prompted strong condemnation from prosecutors.