His wife contacted police over concerns that he had recorded their young children using the bathroom.
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Ryan Rovito, 34, was arrested for possession of more than 900 child pornography images after his wife found a hidden camera in their home. (Redding Police Department)
Police obtained a search warrant for the devices and detectives performed a preliminary forensic analysis in which more than 900 images of child pornography and multiple videos from the bathroom camera were found.
The videos showed children and adults using the bathroom who appeared to be unaware that they were being recorded, police said.
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Ryan Rovito's wife contacted police over concerns that he had recorded their young children using the bathroom. (Redding Police Department)
An arrest warrant was obtained on March 9 and police arrested Rovito during a traffic stop.
Ravito was charged in connection with the possession of child pornography and the surreptitious recording of an identifiable person who was undressed. He was booked into the Shasta County Jail.