BELCHERTOWN — A former police lieutenant who secretly recorded multiple women without their consent was sentenced to probation in Eastern Hampshire District Court on Tuesday, according to Worcester County District Attorney Joseph D. Early Jr.

Michael Beaupre, 38, pleaded guilty to eight counts of photographing an unsuspecting nude person and was sentenced to two years of probation. Beaupre also admitted to sufficient facts on 11 counts of unlawful wiretapping. Judge Bruce Melikian continued those counts for two years without a finding. Probation will run concurrently.

The surveillance charges are misdemeanors carrying a maximum punishment of 2½ years in prison, while the wiretapping charges are felonies.

From January 2017 to January 2022, prosecutors say, Beaupre used multiple concealed recording devices to secretly video record women in various stages of undress while they were in his home.

At his arraignment in April 2022, the state said a woman who was in a relationship with Beaupre discovered a thumb drive at his home, which contained a folder of images of her naked and videos of her performing sexual acts, taken without her knowledge or consent.

The woman, who reported the matter to police, said Beaupre had previously asked her if he could film their sexual activities and she “emphatically stated no,” according to court documents.

Investigators “observed approximately 60 folders with women’s names” containing hundreds of videos.

“Of the 60 folders, we were able to locate 13 folders with videos that were consistent with surreptitious recordings,” court documents state.

The investigators said they were able to identify seven women who were filmed from several devices in Beaupre’s bedroom and downstairs in his living room.

Scott Croteau, a spokesman for the Worcester DA’s office, would not comment on whether any of the videos were shared.

As part of probation, Beaupre was ordered to stay away from and have no contact with the complaining witnesses, avoid alcohol, undergo random screening, and continue counseling or treatment currently ongoing.

One count each of photographing an unsuspecting nude person and unlawful wiretapping were dismissed.

First hired as a part-time Belchertown police officer in 2007, Beaupre was appointed a full-time officer in 2008 and became a sergeant in 2017. He was promoted to lieutenant in the summer of 2021, according to the Police Department.

Beaupre was placed on paid leave in early March 2022 and resigned from the department in May 2022.

The Northwestern district attorney’s office, which ordinarily would prosecute cases in Hampshire County, asked the Worcester County District Attorney’s Office to serve as a special prosecutor on the case to avoid any perceived conflict of interest.

Massachusetts State Police detectives assigned to the Worcester County DA’s office investigated the case.

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