Jeopardy! winner Joey DeSena arrested for secret peeping after ‘installing cameras in victim’s bedroom and bathroom’
Joey won two episodes in 2024 and took home $44,698
JEOPARDY! winner Joseph “Joey” DeSena has been arrested on felony secret peeping charges after he allegedly installed cameras in a victim’s bedroom and bathroom.
Joey, 42, won two episodes of Jeopardy! in November 2024 and took home $44,698, and returned for the Champions Wildcard Tournament in January.
Joey DeSena appeared on Jeopardy! for two episodes in November 2024Credit: ABC
Joey looks solemn in his mugshot after his arrestCredit: Wake County Sheriff’s Office
According to Entertainment Weekly, Joey was arrested on December 1 for “unlawfully, willfully, and feloniously” installing cameras in an alleged victim’s bathroom and bedroom “with the intent to capture the image of another without their consent.”
The alleged victim was not named in news reports.
Joey, an engineer from Raleigh, North Carolina, allegedly committed the crimes in October of this year.
He was booked in jail, but released on a $5,000 bond December 3.
He is expected to appear in court for a hearing on Wednesday, December 10.
Joey nor representatives for Jeopardy! have commented on the arrest.
Jeopardy! host Ken Jennings has also remained mum on the matter.
He has seemingly removed his social media presence in the wake of the scandal.
Jeopardy! is hosted by Ken Jennings, who has not commented on the arrestCredit: YouTube/Jeopardy/NBC
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