Longoria allegedly used the monastery's landline to call police, who told him to report it in the morning as 'he was in no immediate danger.' Longoria reported the incident to local police the following day, handing over the video camera, including a memory card that contained footage. The suit alleges he took the camera to Hillie, who said the camera belonged to him. About a week later, he was showering when he saw a camera attached to the wall.

The civil lawsuit says Longoria arrived at the remote monastery in November 2021, planning to stay until he was ordained as a monk. He is scheduled to enter a plea in Port Hawkesbury provincial court on July 4.

Hillie was criminally charged with voyeurism on April 4, 2022, relating to alleged offences between December 2020 and November 2021, according to court records. The claim alleges the video camera belonged to head monk Jack Hillie, who did not have 'a valid lawful justification for this invasion of privacy.' The lawsuit alleges the monastery and its umbrella organization - Shambhala Canada Society - were negligent in failing to protect residents' privacy and are liable for the privacy violations. In a lawsuit filed Thursday in Nova Scotia Supreme Court, Christopher Longoria of Texas alleges he was filmed while taking a shower in November 2021 at Gampo Abbey monastery, where he was living and working.

Two Nova Scotia-based Buddhist organizations are being sued after a high-ranking monk allegedly installed a video camera in a communal shower at a Cape Breton monastery.

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