Advait Deshmukh entered a guilty plea to one count of attempted evidence tampering and seven counts of voyeurism, as reported by WTOL 11. In addition to the jail time, he has been ordered to serve three years on probation and register as a sex offender for 15 years.
According to Fox 19, Deshmukh will remain on active adult probation until June 2029.
Court mandates probation and sex offender registration
Judge Michael Goulding required Deshmukh to attend Sexaholics Anonymous sessions and continue his treatment as part of the sentence. Deshmukh has reportedly informed the court about his plans to relocate to Franklin County, Ohio, where he will still be subject to the same probationary conditions and sex offender registration requirements.
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The case initiated in June 2025, when a hospital employee discovered a cellphone concealed inside a box in a unisex restroom in the Renaissance Tower of Toledo Hospital. Prosecutors stated that when the employee attempted to retrieve the device, Deshmukh claimed ownership of it.
A joint investigation conducted by ProMedica and the Toledo Police uncovered 82 images from the phone that had been captured between February and May 2025. Investigators identified six victims but indicated there might be more.
Doctor expresses remorse during sentencing
Before the sentence was pronounced, Deshmukh expressed remorse to the victims. His attorney urged the court to consider probation rather than imprisonment, arguing that he had been undergoing therapy to comprehend and rectify the behavior that precipitated the offenses.
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Six victims were identified in the case. One victim, Lindsay, an employee at Toledo Hospital, testified that the incident left her traumatized. She mentioned that she now checks restrooms for hidden cameras and continues to worry about the potential dissemination of the images.
“Not knowing what was done with the photos keeps me awake at night. As we all know, nothing is truly ever deleted,” she informed the court.
Lindsay also remarked that the violation persisted during the investigation, as investigators, attorneys, and others involved had viewed the images, and she did not know how many people had seen them.
