Over the past few years, there has been a rash of hidden cameras found recording in church bathrooms across the country. In a creepy tale coming out of Oregon, a 34-year-old priest was caught in an elaborate ruse to prevent a 15-year-old parishioner from turning in the hidden camera he found in the bathroom to the police.
The unnamed boy had noticed a strange fixture next to the toilet and alerted Father Ysrael Bien. The priest assured the boy and his family that he had contacted the authorities, and they had launched an investigation.
When the boy’s father continued to check in for updates, the priest told him authorities had shut it down due to lack of evidence. But at further pestering from the family, Bien ultimately admitted that he had never reported the camera at all. He was afraid of “the consequences of losing the device,” he apparently told the father.
In the meantime, it had gone mysteriously missing. Now police believe the priest either installed the camera or assisted whoever did, according to court records obtained by The Oregonian.