MONROE — A 44-year-old Monroe man faces 14 felony charges in Green County Circuit Court, alleging he used hidden video cameras in a home to record images of two female victims.

According to a criminal complaint, Joseph Allen Kohn is charged with multiple counts of capturing an intimate representation without consent, possession of an intimate representation without consent, and invasion of privacy/surveillance device.

The cameras were found when one of the victims and her boyfriend were house sitting at a Monroe residence and taking care of dogs, as the defendant went on vacation out of state. 

While staying at the house, they located one of the cameras in a bedroom and searched the house and found more evidence, including in a bathroom, according to the criminal complaint. That evidence included a dual-USB charging device that also had a hidden camera contained in it, and a wall outlet plug, also equipped with a hidden camera. 

According to police, the victims also found evidence on a computer in the residence that show the defendant had ordered the surveillance devices, along with a third covert camera hidden in a smoke detector, online. The illicit surveillance was conducted on several dates in 2023 and 2022.

Images captured on the cameras allegedly show the victims naked in a bathroom while showering and in a bedroom in the residence. The boyfriend of one of the victims also found illicit images of his girlfriend stored on a computer device. A search warrant executed by police found numerous computers and equipment allegedly used to view and capture the images.

Kohn also allegedly slipped a mini camera underneath a door while one of the victims was showering and, at a certain point in the video, he captures an image of himself, apparently working the phone-mounted camera.

“(The witness) described this video recording device as being one that plugs into your phone and has a small camera that can be manipulated in different directions,” said the criminal complaint against Kohn. “(The witness) advised he knew it was Joseph as when the camera is pulled back from under the bathroom door it points at Joseph’s face.”

The intimate representation charges are Class I felonies in Wisconsin, each punishable by up to three years and six months in prison and a $10,000 fine. The invasion of privacy charge is a Class A felony, punishable by up to nine months in prison. If convicted, Kohn also would have to register as a sex offender for life.

The complaint against Kohn was filed on June 9 and a warrant issued for his arrest. He first appeared in court on the charges on June 15. Kohn was released that same day, posting $1,000 cash on a $9,000 signature bond, according to court records.

He is scheduled to appear in court for a preliminary hearing at 1:30 p.m. July 14 before Circuit Judge Thomas J. Vale.