Cops: Cobb attorney put camera under woman's desk

By Alexis Stevens

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

A Cobb County attorney has been arrested for allegedly putting a surveillance camera under a woman's desk.

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Cobb County Sheriff's Office James Frederick Tenney, of Marietta, faces three charges of unlawful surveillance.

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A female employee of Merritt & Tenney L.L.P. noticed the device earlier this week and called Cobb County police. The man, James Frederick Tenney of Marietta, turned himself in Friday afternoon, according to Sgt. Dana Pierce.

Tenney faces three counts of unlawful surveillance for apparently recording the woman three different times, Pierce said.

Tenney spent about two hours behind bars before posting $10,000 bond, according to jail records.

Tenney, a certified public accountant, is a partner at the law firm, which began in 1980. He is a married father of three, according to his biography on the company's Web site. Photography is one of his hobbies, according to the Web site.