Former businessman pleads guilty to secretly filming people inside home

COLUMBUS, Miss. (WCBI) – A former Columbus businessman pleaded guilty to secretly filming people inside a home.

Richard Dobbins pleaded guilty to two counts of filming another person without permission for lewd purposes.

His trial started Wednesday but he made the plea Thursday morning.

Lowndes County Investigators said a recording device was found in the bathroom of the home. Other electronic equipment was also seized.

Deputies worked with the state Attorney General’s Internet Crimes Against Children task force in the investigation.

Dobbins will be sentenced Friday.