North Carolina has a citizen legislature, and Sen. Julia Boseman, a Wilmington Democrat, seems to be putting her personal experience to work with a bill banning private investigators from peeping into windows.
Boseman introduced a bill Wednesday that would make private investigators subject to the peeping tom law, which prohibits secretly looking into a room occupied by another person. The law currently allows exemptions for "private protective services."
Boseman has been embroiled in a contentious custody dispute with her ex-partner, Melissa Jarrell, over the custody of a son to whom Jarrell gave birth when the two were together.
During the course of the dispute, Jarrell hired a private investigator who recorded on video when Boseman hired a babysitter to watch the child, which violated the child custody agreement between the two women, according to WWAY TV, in Wilmington.
The investigator, Marc Benson, was later reprimanded by the state board that regulates private investigators for not having the proper license.
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Re: She's watching the detectives
Private investigators are not exempt from any North Carolina law. If an investigator were to "secretly peep" by going onto property without owners permission he/she can be subject to arrest for doing so. Senator Boseman's Bill has been put forth either because she does not understand criminal law or she is doing so because of a specific vendetta she has against a particular private investigator who caught her with her pants down while working in session in Raleigh. Senator Boseman was caught by Mr. Benson, not only violating a direct court order not to take her ex-partner's child out of town without permission, she was residing with lobbyist Theresa Kostrzewa which caused quite a bit of a stir among those House and Senate members who abide by the rules of ethics.
The Private Protective Services Board made a mistake in their review of Boseman's complaint against Mr. Benson. Upon the discovery of evidence presented documenting proper licensing, Benson is allowed to appeal his letter of reprimand. Benson has been a fully licensed private investigator since 2004.
This seems to be sport for Senator Boseman at the expense of the people of North Carolina. I would suggest that Sen. Boseman focus on the budget and how we can afford some of the other costly programs she and others have already committed the taxpayers to in their quest to garner votes and campaign funds.
What's next from this troubled troublemaker only God knows, but we are all sure to stay tuned...