A 41-year-old Land O'Lakes man is facing nine counts of video voyeurism involving a child younger than 16 after the Pasco County Sheriff's Office says he hid recording devices in his home to capture family members undressing, using the bathroom and showering. Dominick DeMao was also charged with one count of unlawful use of a two-way device, and a judge has ordered him to have no contact with any of the victims.
The case surfaced after DeMao's wife found a cell phone belonging to her husband, discovering AI-produced images depicting her, friends and family members in pornographic situations, according to a PCSO report cited by Tampa Bay 28. That discovery is what prompted the investigation, though the criminal counts themselves stem from something separate: hidden-camera recordings, not the AI images. Deputies say DeMao placed recording devices at the bottom of a door or inside a trash can, capturing victims using bathrooms, using toilets, taking showers and undressing.
Court records reviewed by Univision Tampa Bay show law enforcement recovered nine hidden-camera videos involving three distinct victims on DeMao's device, distinguishing those secret recordings from the AI-manipulated photos that first triggered the complaint. The same court records detail a second, separate case file describing a 2025 upskirt incident in which DeMao was recorded placing a camera under a woman's dress while she helped bathe children — a broader pattern of alleged non-consensual recording beyond the household indictment.
Charges Carry Steep Penalties Under Florida Law
DeMao's case falls under Florida Statute § 810.145, which the state legislature updated in 2024 through House Bill 1389, renaming the offense from video voyeurism to digital voyeurism to address broader digital capture technology, per the same statute cited by the Sammis Law Firm. Ordinarily, digital voyeurism by an adult is a third-degree felony punishable by up to five years in prison. But when the victim is under 16 or the offender is responsible for the child's welfare, the offense is reclassified as a second-degree felony carrying up to 15 years per count, according to the Brancato Law Firm, P.A.
DeMao was also charged with one count of unlawful use of a two-way device.
AI Deepfake Law Adds Another Layer
The AI-altered images found on DeMao's phone fall under a newer and separate statute. Florida House Bill 757, codified as § 800.045 and effective October 1, 2025, made creating, soliciting or knowingly possessing non-consensual AI-generated explicit depictions of an identifiable person a third-degree felony carrying up to five years in prison, with penalties escalating to a second-degree felony if the images are distributed, according to the Southern Recon Agency. It remains an open question whether DeMao will face additional charges under that deepfake statute as digital forensic analysis of his devices continues.
Florida lawmakers have moved on multiple fronts to address explicit synthetic media. Governor Ron DeSantis signed House Bill 1161, known as Brooke's Law, in June 2025, requiring digital platforms serving Florida residents to establish a 48-hour takedown process for victims of non-consensual AI deepfake images, according to the Florida Senate.
Part Of A Wider Regional Pattern
A Hoodline report has covered a case in Polk County. The Pasco County Sheriff's Office is investigating DeMao's case.
DeMao was booked into the Pasco County Jail following his arrest and has since bonded out, according to court records. The no-contact order remains in place as the case proceeds through the Sixth Judicial Circuit.
