The then-hubby of a Manhattan event planner — who appeared on the “Real Housewives of New York” — secretly recorded their au pair for nearly two years, catching the nanny both in the nude and between the sheets, new court papers allege.
Daniela De Los Rios alleges she took care of Jennifer Gilbert and Wall Street investor Bennett Egeth’s children while living in a spare room in their Tribeca house from Jan. 18, 2019 through Sept. 17, 2020 — only to discover a camera had been set up in her bedroom, her Manhattan Supreme Court lawsuit says.
De los Rios allegedly made the horrifying discovery on Aug. 26 when Egeth, 59, put his iPad down and she saw a live feed of her bedroom. This prompted her to look for a camera — and she discovered that a digital clock in her room “apparently concealed the secret video recording device, aimed at her bed,” the court papers, filed Tuesday, say.
De los Rios slept naked in the room and even had sex with her then-boyfriend there — all of which could be seen by the camera, the court documents claim.
“Unbeknownst to her, defendant Egeth watched her undress, enter her bed naked, and exit her bed naked in the morning, during those 600 consecutive days and nights,” the suit charges.
The discovery “horrified and traumatized” her, the court papers say.
De los Rios reported the situation to the cops, who arrested Egeth a few days later on Sept. 17, and seized his iPad, iPhone and Apple watch, the court papers say.
Prosecutors found 11 video clips of de los Rios on his iCloud account, the criminal complaint alleges.
Egeth was charged with unlawful surveillance, according to the complaint. His case is still pending, according to court records.
Gilbert, who appeared on season three of “RHONY,” has not been criminally charged. She told Page Six on Tuesday she has been separated from Egeth for seven years and divorced him this spring.
But immediately after Egeth’s arrest, de los Rios claims both parents began harassing her — despite cops warning them not to have any more contact with her, her court papers say.
“Defendants continued to berate her for calling the police and threatened: ‘Just let you know this won’t end up well!'” the court documents allege.
“Ignoring the instructions of the NYPD officers, Defendants have engaged in a campaign of harassment and intimidation against Ms. de los Rios that began moments after the arrest and NYPD officers’ instructions to Defendants not to contact her,” the suit claims.
De los Rios is seeking unspecified damages from the pair, and is asking a court to order any photos or videos of her to be turned over and for the parents to be barred from sharing them.
Egeth’s criminal defense attorney, David Touger, said, “We have not seen the civil case yet but assuming the content is the same as the criminal charges, we deny all allegations.”