Egyptian court sentences technician to 10 years for spying on honeymoon couple

A criminal appeals court has convicted an air conditioning technician of secretly filming a newlywed couple and publishing the videos online.

• The court sentenced the defendant to 10 years of hard labor and a 200,000 Egyptian pound fine.
• He placed a hidden camera inside a cardboard box in the couple's bedroom and recorded eight intimate videos without their knowledge.
• The defendant published some of the videos on pornographic websites and stole a gold ring and 10,000 pounds from the apartment.
• The couple discovered the camera when they noticed a light, leading to the defendant's arrest and his full confession.