Former St. Pete council member accused of hiding cameras in air vent to watch woman shower
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (WFLA) — A former St. Petersburg City Council member was arrested Friday for allegedly hiding cameras in an air vent so he could watch a woman as she showered and used the restroom.
An arrest affidavit shows 64-year-old Jeffrey Ronald Danner was taken into custody at his home in St. Petersburg on Friday, Nov. 15, for one count of digital voyeurism.
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The woman told investigators with the St. Petersburg Police Department that she noticed something unusual while she was in the shower at Danner’s residence. The two had reportedly known each other beforehand and she was temporarily staying at his home.
According to the woman, there appeared to be multiple cameras in an air vent in the bathroom, with one pointing directly toward the shower and the other toward the toilet.
Jeffrey Ronald Danner (Credit: St. Petersburg Police Department)
The woman took pictures of the cameras and showed them to police as evidence. She also shared a text conversation with investigators in which she confronted Danner over the cameras.
In the arrest affidavit, officers said Danner responded to the woman with a text message claiming he had never connected the cameras after realizing “how stupid and perverted it was.”
Detectives worked with the woman to conduct a controlled phone call in which they said Danner admitted to placing the cameras in the bathroom, then apologized and told her, “It was a stupid idea.”
Danner previously served as St. Petersburg’s District 8 City Council member. However, he reportedly lost his bid for reelection in 2021 to Richie Floyd.
Records show Danner was booked into jail without bond.
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