Pine City wedding photographer sentenced to probation, sex offender treatment after secretly recording bride
(ABC 6 News) – UPDATE: A wedding photographer was sentenced Wednesday, May 28, to 2 years of probation after pleading guilty to secretly recording at least one client in a state of undress.
Ringness, formerly of Duluth, is the owner MR. Photography and photographed weddings across the state.
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He was charged with interfering with privacy after a woman turned over a flash drive with photos of women who looked like they’d been secretly recorded.
Ringness was ordered to complete sex offender programming, install monitoring software on all internet-accessible devices, and pay nearly $2,000 in restitution to his Freeborn County victim.
If he does not complete his probation without incident, Ringness could be re-sentenced to 180 days in jaul.
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(ABC 6 News) – In Freeborn County, wedding photographer Mitchell Ringness pleaded guilty to using a hidden camera to record a bride undressed.
Ringness, the owner of MR. Photography, was charged in August of 2024 after a woman turned over a flash drive with photos of naked women who looked like they had been secretly recorded.
Officers found that one video of a bride changing had been taken at The Barn at Chapeau Shores in Albert Lea — a wedding Ringness had also photographed in the traditional sense.
Ringness pleaded guilty to one count of interfering with privacy – hotel, tanning booth or other – install or use a surreptitious device.
According to his plea agreement, Ringness will likely be sentenced to two years’ probation, a $1,500 fine, and possible restitution to the victim.
If he violates probation, Ringness could be re-sentenced to 180 days in jail, according to the agreement. His sentencing is scheduled for Jan. 9, 2025