A man who set up a video camera to capture paranormal activity in his kitchen instead recorded evidence of his partner engaging in a sexual relationship with his 16-year-old son, an Australian court has heard.

A 28-year-old woman — who cannot be named for legal reasons — pleaded guilty to five counts of having sexual intercourse with a young person.

Crown Prosecutor Jackie Hartnett told the court in October last year the woman had gone to her stepson’s room to discuss his driving lessons.

Although the pair had previously had a strained relationship, tickling led to kissing and then to intercourse, the prosecutor said.

The following day, the woman’s de facto partner set up a video camera in a bid to capture evidence of paranormal activity in the house, but forgot to turn it off.

Read more at The Mercury.