ASHLAND, Ky. — A Paintsville man who admitted to secretly recording an underage guest while she showered and changed was ordered to serve 25 years in prison during his sentencing hearing on Friday.

Henry Jonathan Ritcher, 44, pleaded guilty in January to a federal charge of producing child pornography. In doing so, he admitted to recording the girl, who was a distant relative of his wife’s who would occasionally come to visit.

The crime was discovered when the girl accompanied Ritscher to pick up pizza on Sept. 6. While Ritcher went inside to get the food, the girl stayed in the car and used his phone while waiting. It was on that phone that she discovered a video of herself.

Following an investigation by Paintsville Police, Ritscher made a full confession to police, saying he had been recording the girl, who was 15 at that time, for about a year-and-a-half.

Character letters written by Ritscher’s sisters say the hidden cameras had originally been installed so he could keep an eye on his wife and autistic son while he was away from home working as a truck driver.

In addition to his sentence, he must participate in a sex offender treatment program while in prison and will be required to register as a sex offender for 15 years after his release.

Ritscher was taken into custody immediately after Friday’s hearing.