The incident took place in New Haven County in Naugatuck on Saturday, Feb. 18 when the officers responded to a home for a possible voyeurism complaint.
The caller told officers she had found a hidden camera in a juvenile's bedroom, police said.
An investigation led officers to arrest Andrew Lovene, of Naugatuck, after he admitted to placing the hidden camera, police added.
Lovene was charged with risk of injury to a child and voyeurism with malice and held on a $150,000 bond.
He is scheduled to appear in court on Tuesday, Feb. 21.
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