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LOWER MANHATTAN, N.Y. (PIX11) --- A college student is accused of recording two people, including a campus security guard, in bathroom stalls at a Manhattan college, prosecutors said.
Nasere Golighly allegedly used his cellphone to tape the victims using the restroom in Fitterman Hall at Manhattan Community College on Greenwich Street on Monday and Oct. 22, according to prosecutors and sources.
The full-time student allegedly snuck into a stall next to the campus security guard and put his phone over the divider to record the victim using the restroom at around 8:50 a.m. Monday, prosecutors said. Last month, Golighly allegedly put a phone above an unknown victim and taped the incident at around 4:40 p.m., according to the NYPD.
"These complaints are outrageous," the judge told the defendant during his arraignment in New York Criminal Court on Tuesday.
Golighly, who identifies as queer, claims he has been harassed in school bathrooms for being a part of the LGBTQIA+ community, his lawyer told the court.
"You can't shield yourself by your identity," the judge said.
The defense attorney argued the alleged crimes were harmless before the judge barked back.
"I don't think they are. I think people have a reasonable expectation of privacy in the bathroom," the judge said.
The defendant was charged with unlawful surveillance in each incident. He pleaded not guilty and was ordered into supervised release. He is due back in court on Dec. 10.
"If you do it again, bail will be set," the judge told him.
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