A nanny from New York City blames the family she worked for for spying and spying
'14.01.2019'
Source: The Daily Mail
A New York couple is accused of having installed a hidden camera in their bathroom to watch their nanny undress and take a shower.
Vanessa Rivas has sued her former employers Lauren and Matthew Seltzer for interfering with her privacy - a woman claims that in January 2018, a hidden camera was discovered in the bathroom of their Manhattan apartment. The Daily Mail.
Rivas worked for her family for a year before she found a hidden camera. She said that she agreed to go with the couple’s children to swimming lessons on the condition that she could then take a shower in their apartment.
In a lawsuit filed on Friday, Rivas claims that she found a recording device and removed a memory card. She told Lauren about her discovery, adding that it made her feel "awkward."
After examining the contents of the memory card, the woman discovered that the video device had been installed in the bathroom 15 minutes before her arrival at the apartment. According to her, she immediately left the house.
According to the lawsuit, Lauren called the nanny 45 once and sent 26 messages asking to return the memory card.
Rivas said she brought a memory card to the local police station after Lauren called the police to get her babysitter back. Mother Lauren contacted her nanny a few days later to convince her to sign a statement that would avoid contact with the police.
Rivas refused. As a result, Lauren spread negative reviews about her, which led to the loss of all the nanny clients and the need to visit a psychologist.
“(Lauren) launched a campaign to harass Ms Rivas by telling other nannies and parents that Ms Rivas was irresponsible and insane,” the lawsuit says.
Rivas said she continues to suffer psychologically and deserves compensation for the humiliation, embarrassment, stress and anxiety she endured.
It is unclear how much damage Rivas intends to recover from her former employers. The lawsuit alleges that they violated her reasonable right to privacy.
