50 Year Old Bartender Charged With Invasion of Privacy and Hindering

Published on September 01, 2019

Morris County Prosecutor Fredric M. Knapp, Acting Chief of Investigations Chris Kimker, and Chief Martin McParland, Jr. of the Rockaway Township Police Department announce that John P. Daley, age 50, of Flanders, N.J., has been charged with one count of Invasion of Privacy, a crime of the third degree, in violation of N.J.S.A. 2C:14-9b (1), and Hindering Apprehension or Prosecution, a crime of the fourth degree, in violation of N.J.S.A. 2C:29-3B (1).

The defendant was employed as a bartender in the Clubhouse Bar at the White Meadow Lake Clubhouse in Rockaway Township, N.J. On September 8, 2019, Mr. Daley is alleged to have used a device to photograph or record a female patron who was utilizing the restroom at the Clubhouse and then destroying evidence relating to the act.

The defendant was remanded to the Morris County Correctional Facility upon his arrest and subsequently released in accordance with Criminal Justice Reform. He is pending a court date of October 15, 2019.

Anyone with information relating to this or any related incident is asked to call Detective Michael Rossi of the Rockaway Township Police Department at 973-625-4000.

A criminal complaint is merely an accusation. Despite this accusation, the defendant is presumed innocent unless and until he is proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.

Inquiries concerning this press release should be directed to pressinquiry@co.morris.nj.us.