Few
things
bring
comfort
when
traveling
like
a
safe
place
to
stay.
You
check
the
amenities:
the
doors
lock,
there’s
silverware
and
a
nice
TV
for
you
to
watch.
But
is
there
anything
watching
you?
A
growing
number
of
people
are
finding
out
that
their
AirBnBs
and
rentals
sometimes
have
recording
devices
hidden
throughout
the
property.
A
South
Carolina
lawyer
was
caught
and
charged
with
bugging
his
property
and
recording
thousands
of
covert
videos.
The
State
reported
on
him
finally
getting
caught:
An
Aiken
lawyer
facing
criminal
charges
related
to
possessing
child
sex
images
and
voyeurism
put
hidden
cameras
in
a
Folly
Beach
rental
unit
and
filmed
renters
—
including
minors
—
naked
or
involved
in
intimate
acts,
according
to
a
lawsuit
filed
this
week.William
“Danny”
Mayes,
whose
law
license
was
suspended
by
the
State
Supreme
Court
in
November,
was
named
as
a
defendant
in
a
civil
lawsuit
filed
Tuesday
in
Aiken
County
state
court
charging
him
with
negligence,
intentional
infliction
of
emotional
distress
and
invasion
of
privacy.One
of
the
victims
was
a
10-year-old
child
videoed
in
the
act
of
undressing,
according
to
an
affidavit
in
the
case.
Mayes
admitted
that
he
set
up
cameras
to
record
the
people
renting
his
unit.
One
of
those
recordings
—
a
woman
undressing
—
was
set
to
music.
His
wife
was
charged
with
negligence
charges
for
handling
the
unit,
but
there’s
no
way
Mayes
won’t
get
hit
with
being
fully
aware
of
what
was
going
on.
Mayes
has
been
charged
with
14
counts
of
voyeurism
in
the
first
degree
and
one
count
of
sexual
exploitation
of
a
minor.
If
you
plan
on
renting
a
unit
for
a
trip,
take
a
moment
to
check
if
there
are
any
unwanted
cameras
in
the
unit.
You’ll
appreciate
the
peace
of
mind.
Lawsuit:
SC
Lawyer
Hid
Cameras
In
Beach
Rental
Unit
And
Videoed
Guests
In
Intimate
Acts
[The
State]
Chris
Williams
became
a
social
media
manager
and
assistant
editor
for
Above
the
Law
in
June
2021.
Prior
to
joining
the
staff,
he
moonlighted
as
a
minor
Memelord™
in
the
Facebook
group Law
School
Memes
for
Edgy
T14s.
He
endured
Missouri
long
enough
to
graduate
from
Washington
University
in
St.
Louis
School
of
Law.
He
is
a
former
boatbuilder
who
cannot
swim, a
published
author
on
critical
race
theory,
philosophy,
and
humor,
and
has
a
love
for
cycling
that
occasionally
annoys
his
peers.
You
can
reach
him
by
email
at [email protected] and
by
tweet
at @WritesForRent.