Prosecutor’s husband could face charges for spying on showering nanny
The husband of a Manhattan prosecutor could face criminal charges after he and his wife allegedly videotaped their nanny undressing and showering in their bathroom, The Post has learned.
The nanny’s lawyer said a grand jury could soon hear evidence against the husband, Matthew Seltzer, 35, including possible felony charges of unlawful surveillance, attempted unlawful surveillance and falsification of business records.
“I am glad to see the District Attorney’s office finally moving forward with some semblance of justice,” said attorney Vincent White, noting that Brooklyn prosecutors told him they would present the case to a grand jury within four to six weeks.
Seltzer is married to Lauren Angelo-Seltzer, a Manhattan DA assistant.
Vanessa Rivas, 23, claims she caught the couple red-handed in January 2018 just as she was about to disrobe and shower at their StuyTown apartment.
She told The Post that she spotted the hidden camera, disguised to look like a black iPhone charger.
“I noticed a glare, and I was just like, wait this is odd, so I pulled it out of the socket, and the last video is me looking at it like, ‘What is this?’”
When she confronted Angelo-Seltzer, the ADA denied any knowledge of the camera — then used her law enforcement connections to try to intimidate the young care giver, Rivas claims.
The prosecutor summoned cops from the 13th Precinct, who threatened to arrest Rivas if she didn’t hand over the camera’s memory card, the nanny says. When she refused, officers let her go.
Then Angelo-Seltzer’s mom, former Manhattan Criminal Court judge Eileen Koretz, offered to pay Rivas for lost earnings after she’d quit her nanny gig if Rivas agreed to “end this.”
Instead, Rivas filed a police report and hired White to file a civil case against the couple.
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Ok confused; the article clearly states “HE AND HIS WIFE” allegedly committed this crime so why is HE the only one being prosecuted? Oh thats right, its the law’s default position that only the one with the penis can be the offender.
So much for “all equal under the law”.
I’m neither confused nor surprised. The wife was a deputy district attorney, her mother was a judge who “married the former trial bureau chief for the Bronx District Attorney’s office, Joseph Giampaolo, in a 1999 ceremony officiated by then-Mayor Rudy Giuliani.” The mother tried to bribe the victim who steadfastly refused the offer. Good for her.
This is just another example of preferential treatment for the well-connected. As a friend once noted; “The criminal justice system ain’t broken. It’s fixed.”