WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — A man who was investigated after a student found a hidden camera in a Williams College gym restroom has pleaded guilty to 16 counts of secretly surveilling people who were nude or partially nude, the Berkshire County District Attorney's Office said Tuesday.

Maxwell Hall entered the plea on Oct. 22, prosecutors said. He was sentenced to one year in the Berkshire County Jail and House of Correction, with 30 days to serve and the rest suspended.

As conditions of his probation, Hall must undergo a sex offender evaluation and continue treatment or counseling, according to the district attorney's office. He may have no direct or indirect contact with any of the identified victims, and he may not have any surveillance equipment other than what is needed for home security.

The case began on Jan. 16, 2025, when the college's Campus Safety Service told Williamstown police it believed a surveillance camera had been placed in a second-floor public restroom in Lasell Gymnasium, prosecutors said. A Williams College student had spotted the device, which was disguised as a phone charger, and reported it to campus safety.

Williamstown police investigated and identified Hall as the main suspect, the district attorney's office said.

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