US Edition‘Jeopardy!’ Champion Charged with Secret Peeping Allegedly Put Cameras in Bathroom
Joey DeSena faces two felony secret peeping charges for allegedly installing a hidden bathroom camera, with a $5,000 bond posted after his Dec. 1 arrest.
- On Dec. 1, Philip Joseph "Joey" DeSena, a Jeopardy! champion and development engineer from Raleigh, was arrested on two felony secret-peeping counts, per the Currituck County Sheriff's Office.
- On Oct. 10, court papers allege Philip Joseph "Joey" DeSena unlawfully installed a camera in a bathroom to capture images without consent, charging him with felony peeping.
- Philip Joseph "Joey" DeSena won Jeopardy! twice in November 2024, earning $44,698, and his mugshot appeared in Entertainment Weekly, increasing attention on the case.
- On Dec. 3, court records show a $5,000 bond was posted, and his first court appearance is scheduled at Currituck County Court on Wednesday.
- Entertainment Weekly covered court documents involving a Jeopardy! champion, highlighting the show's roughly 400 contestants each year and promoting the EW Dispatch newsletter.
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Two-Time 'Jeopardy!' Winner Facing 2 Charges of Felony Secret Peeping
Philip Joseph “Joey” DeSena won the game show twice in November 2024 and earned $44,698Wake County Sheriff's Office Joey DeSenaNEED TO KNOWA former Jeopardy! winner was arrested on two charges of felony secret peepingPhilip Joseph “Joey” DeSena is accused of installing a camera in a victim’s bedroom and bathroom, per an arrest warrant obtained by PEOPLEDeSena, a development engineer, won the game show twice in November 2024 and earned $44,698A f…
'Jeopardy' champ arrested on charges of felony secret peeping
Philip Joseph "Joey" DeSena first competed on the show in November 2024.Jeopardy, Inc Host Ken Jennings and Joey DeSena on 'Jeopardy'A Jeopardy champion from North Carolina has been arrested on two charges of felony secret peeping, according to court documents reviewed by Entertainment Weekly.Philip Joseph "Joey" DeSena, 42, won the show twice in November 2024, walking away with $44,698, per TV Insider. He returned in January for the Champions W…
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