Deputies: Statesville teen secretly recorded woman in her home for year

STATESVILLE, N.C. — An 18-year-old secretly recorded a woman in her bedroom for nearly a year, the Iredell County Sheriff’s Office said.

Deputies said Cody Daniel Wells was arrested last week on five counts of felony secret peeping and was released from jail after posting a $50,000 bond.

Sheriff Darren Campbell said the unidentified woman discovered “an electronic video recording device” hidden in her home. The woman filed a report with the sheriff’s office on Dec. 20. Officials said the peeping dates back to Jan. 1, 2019.

Authorities didn’t indicate what evidence led them to Well.

2 charged with peeping into woman's home, CMPD says 2 charged with peeping into woman's home, CMPD says

It’s not immediately known if Wells had an attorney who could comment.

No other information has been released.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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