Ben Tsai
Former executive at Pokémon Company International charged with voyeurism after secretly recording inside restrooms
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Hidden Cameras Reported in Restrooms at
Pokémon’s Bellevue Office
Ben Tsai, a former Director of Engineering at The Pokémon Company International (TPCi), is charged in King County Superior Court following a Kirkland Police Department investigation. According to charging documents, a forensic review of devices seized from his home uncovered 89 videos recorded in restrooms at Pokémon’s offices, stored in folders labeled “Pokémon 29” and “Pokémon 27.”
Investigators reported that Tsai admitted he had been secretly recording people since 2017 and that his workplace was among the locations where he hid cameras.
Four victims have been identified from the footage thus far, but if you worked at or visited The Pokémon Company International between 2017 and 2026, you may have been recorded without ever being contacted by anyone. You do not need to know whether you appear in a video to speak with us.
Washington Law Center is honored to represent victims in this case, and we will continue to fight for victims against any individual, entity or agency. Not all firms have the resources to pursue these claims. We do.
We strongly encourage you to contact our office immediately to discuss your rights. Equally, we ask that those with any related information do so as well.
TPCi Voyeurism Case Details
About Ben Tsai
Ben Tsai, 44, of Bothell, worked as a director of engineering at The Pokémon Company International in Bellevue. The company has confirmed he is no longer employed there and has said it is cooperating with law enforcement. Tsai has pleaded not guilty. The allegations described on this page come from charging documents and public reporting and have not been proven in court.
According to charging documents, Tsai told detectives he had been secretly recording people since 2017. Asked how many times he had hidden cameras, he said “no more than fifty times,” and told police he recalled placing them at his workplace and at two retail locations.
Additional Case Details
October 2025 – Kirkland
A manager at a Starbucks in Kirkland’s Juanita neighborhood found a small camera concealed under the restroom sink and pointed toward the toilet, and turned it over to police. Investigators determined the camera had been placed the day before. A forensic review of its memory card showed recordings of multiple people using the restroom.
January 2026 – Search Warrant and First Charge
Detectives identified Tsai using store surveillance footage and information tied to a credit card purchase. During a search of his home they seized six “spy cameras” like the one recovered from the Starbucks, along with additional remote cameras and electronic storage devices. King County prosecutors charged him with voyeurism in the first degree. He pleaded not guilty, was held on $50,000 bail, and posted it.
July 2026 – Second Arrest
After a months-long forensic examination of the seized devices, Kirkland police arrested Tsai a second time and booked him into the King County Jail on four additional felony charges. Prosecutors requested $500,000 bail and additional release conditions. That examination is what produced the recordings investigators attribute to restrooms at Pokémon’s offices. Four people identified in that footage told police they had not given anyone permission to record them.
August 4th, 2026 – Arraignment
Arraignment on the new charges is scheduled in King County Superior Court.
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