An Oklahoma City woman received quite a shock this month when she discovered that a man was secretly recording her in the bathroom. 

Police say the woman was in the bathroom of a home when she heard an alarm. She investigated to find the source of the alarm and discovered a cell phone in a floor vent. The woman says that the cell phone was set to record and propped up with a view of the bathroom's shower and toilet.

The woman told investigators that the phone belonged to the home's owner, identified as Bruce Williams, 29. She said that she watched video on the phone, which allegedly showed Williams adjusting and hiding the cell phone. She said she confronted the man, who allegedly admitted to hiding the phone.

Police arrested Williams on a complaint of taking clandestine video.

Oklahoma's "peeping tom" laws are found in 21 O.S. § 1171 - Loitering Around Residence to Watch Occupants. This statute covers traditional "peeping tom" acts as well as more modern acts which rely on technology to do the peeping. 

Traditionally, a peeping tom was someone who would hide in the bushes or use binoculars to try to peek through windows at others as they undressed. Section 1171(A) addresses this situation:

Every person who hides, waits or otherwise loiters in the vicinity of any private dwelling house, apartment building, any other place of residence, or in the vicinity of any locker room, dressing room, restroom or any other place where a person has a right to a reasonable expectation of privacy, with the unlawful and willful intent to watch, gaze, or look upon any person in a clandestine manner, shall, upon conviction, be guilty of a misdemeanor.

Violation of this subsection is a misdemeanor. The penalty for conviction of a traditional peeping tom offense is a maximum of one year in county jail and a fine of up to $5,000.

Section 1171(B) addresses the use of photographic or video equipment to record someone in a state of undress in any place he or she has a reasonable expectation of privacy:

Every person who uses photographic, electronic or video equipment in a clandestine manner for any illegal, illegitimate, prurient, lewd or lascivious purpose with the unlawful and willful intent to view, watch, gaze or look upon any person without the knowledge and consent of such person when the person viewed is in a place where there is a right to a reasonable expectation of privacy, or who publishes or distributes any image obtained from such act, shall, upon conviction, be guilty of a felony.

The penalty for clandestine photos or videos is much more severe. Conviction is punishable by a maximum of 5 years in prison and a $5,000 fine.

Finally, Section 1171(C) addresses taking clandestine photos or videos of a person's private parts when that person reasonably believes he or she is covered. Such images are often called "upskirt" photos or videos:

Every person who uses photographic, electronic or video equipment in a clandestine manner for any illegal, illegitimate, prurient, lewd or lascivious purpose with the unlawful and willful intent to view, watch, gaze or look upon any person and capture an image of a private area of a person without the knowledge and consent of such person and knowingly does so under circumstances in which a reasonable person would believe that the private area of the person would not be visible to the public, regardless of whether the person is in a public or private place shall, upon conviction, be guilty of a misdemeanor.

Like traditional "peeping tom" acts, conviction of violating this subsection carries a possible sentence of one year in county jail and a $5,000 fine.