WINTHROP — A Winthrop man has been charged after authorities say he secretly recorded women inside their homes.
Matthew Logan Neyers, 33, faces 12 counts of interfering with privacy following an investigation by the Winthrop Police Department.
On Sept. 5, a witness reported discovering numerous videos on Neyers’ phone that appeared to show women being recorded through the windows of their residences without their knowledge. The recordings dated from September 2024 to August 2025, according to the criminal complaint filed in Nicollet County District Court.
A search of the phone under a warrant revealed more than 30 videos and multiple images showing women in bathrooms and bedrooms in various states of dress and undress. Many recordings appeared to have been taken through curtains and blinds, and some showed a person resembling Neyers operating the camera.
Investigators later identified one of the women recorded. She confirmed she did not give Neyers permission to be on her property and recalled a neighbor seeing a person in her backyard early one morning. Officers determined several videos on Neyers’ phone matched dates when the woman reported suspicious activity outside her home, according to the complaint.
A warrant was requested to address conditions of release, including no contact with the identified victim and restrictions related to her residence.