A 53-year-old Eden Prairie man has been charged with a felony, accused of using a hidden cellphone to record his 16-year-old stepdaughter in her bedroom.
Jeremy Todd Quinn was charged June 20 in Hennepin County District Court with one count of interfering with privacy involving a minor, a felony under Minnesota law. The alleged recordings took place between March and June inside a home in Eden Prairie.
According to the criminal complaint, the teenager told her mother on June 18 that she had found Quinn’s cellphone hidden in a clothing hamper in her bedroom. When the mother confronted Quinn, the complaint states, he admitted to placing the phone there and said he had been recording the girl for about two months.
A search of Quinn’s phone revealed five videos of the girl taken between June 5 and June 16, according to the complaint. At least one of the videos showed private images, and investigators noted the girl did not know she was being recorded.
The complaint also states that, in a follow-up conversation, the victim’s mother confirmed the phone was attached to a power bank and placed behind a section of weaving in the laundry basket that had been pulled apart.
Quinn was booked into the Hennepin County Jail early June 19 and released June 21 after posting a $50,000 bond.
As a condition of his release, a judge ordered Quinn to have no contact with the victim or anyone under 18, to avoid using internet-capable devices without monitoring software, and to refrain from possessing weapons. He must also stay a reasonable distance from the victim’s residence and follow all probation instructions.
Quinn appeared in court Monday, June 23, at the Hennepin County Public Safety Facility in Minneapolis. His next court appearance, an omnibus hearing, is scheduled for Aug. 11.
An attorney representing Quinn declined to comment.
The charge is a felony under Minnesota law because Quinn is more than three years older than the minor victim, and the alleged recordings were made in a private setting. A conviction carries a maximum penalty of four years in prison and a $5,000 fine.
Editor’s note: Eden Prairie Local News does not name victims in cases involving alleged sexual misconduct or other sensitive matters. While charging documents are public and may specify relationships between parties, they do not name victims directly. We omit names and avoid unnecessary detail to protect victims’ privacy wherever possible.
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