Nanny Kelly Andrade, 25, won $2.78 million in court this month after her boss, father-of-four Michael Esposito, 35, secretly filmed her 'hundreds' of times with a hidden camera.
A 'petrified' au pair won $2.78 million in court after learning her fast-food mogul boss had secretly recorded her 'hundreds' of times in various stages of undress using a hidden camera in her bedroom. La Rosa Grill franchisee Michael Esposito, 35, hid the camera in a smoke detector to record 25-year-old Colombian native Kelly Andrade, who he hired from a placement firm to care for his four young children, according to a lawsuit filed in Brooklyn Federal Court.
Esposito was arrested on March 24, 2021 after Andrade went to the police. However, in April 2022, Esposito was able to withdraw his felony plea and pleaded down to the unlawful misdemeanor of attempted unlawful surveillance, a misdemeanor, after completing a year of counseling, the State Island district attorney's office told the outlet.
Andrade, who now lives in New Jersey with her husband of two years, said it 'wasn't easy' for her to sit in a courtroom with Esposito, who never took the stand in the four-week civil trial. 'It was a very difficult time for me,' she said. 'It brings back memories that I'm trying to forget.' Andrade said she spoke out 'to encourage many au pairs and also immigrants who have been the victims of abuse.' 'Don't keep quiet,' she told the Post.
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