Overview

• Thirupathi Mohandas, 41, pleaded guilty to two voyeurism charges and one count of outrage of modesty and was sentenced to 13 months in prison, with four other charges taken into consideration.
• According to court documents, he twice climbed onto the victim’s balcony, watched her in her bedroom, entered once to touch her toes, and was later arrested after returning to loiter outside her unit.
• The victim, a 35-year-old American woman, felt scared and disgusted and sought help from condominium security, who notified police.
• District Judge Sharmila Sripathy-Shanaz said his actions showed predatory persistence and amounted to effective stalking over three days.
• Prosecutors asked for 12 to 18 months to deter such offences, while the defense cited his first-offender status and cooperation during investigations.