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Coverage dated September 29, 2026

Southern California therapist sentenced for secretly recording girls in bathroom

Headline from KTLA Los Angeles

A Southern California therapist was sentenced to nearly 17 years in prison for installing hidden bathroom cameras to record young girls and women. Joseph Toews, 31, of Manhattan Beach, has been in federal custody since April 14, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office.

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  1. Los Angeles Times

    'Absolutely disgusting': Therapist who recorded young girls in bathroom gets prison time (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    Joseph Toews, 31, admitted to installing a hidden video recording device in a women's bathroom stall at his Manhattan Beach workplace that captured minor victims.

  2. KTLA Los Angeles

    Southern California therapist sentenced for secretly recording girls in bathroom (opens KTLA Los Angeles)

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    KTLA Los Angeles's feed description

    A Southern California therapist was sentenced to nearly 17 years in prison for installing hidden bathroom cameras to record young girls and women. Joseph Toews, 31, of Manhattan Beach, has been in federal custody since April 14, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office.