Robert Shrader, 41, pleaded guilty Wednesday, Sept. 16, to seven felony counts of invasive visual recording for hiding cameras in bathrooms at Memorial Hermann The Woodlands Medical Center.

A Montgomery County court sentenced Shrader to four years in a Texas state jail facility. The judge ordered two maximum two-year sentences to run consecutively, meaning Shrader will serve the time day-for-day. He also waived his right to appeal, making the convictions and sentence final, according to Woodlands Online.

The case dates to Aug. 21, 2025, when HVAC engineers servicing the hospital's West Tower found a wireless camera hidden in the ceiling tiles of a public unisex bathroom. Hospital security reviewed the camera's SD card and found footage of Shrader planting the device, along with footage of multiple people in various states of undress, ABC13 reported.

Security searched Shrader's office and found a second SD card in a drawer and a second camera still in its box. On Aug. 25, 2025, a third camera was found in a single-stall bathroom on the West Tower's third floor, also accessible to the public.

The Montgomery County Sheriff's Office reviewed all the SD cards and found more than 308 videos and images depicting multiple people using the bathrooms.

Shrader was arrested Aug. 27, 2025, and charged with seven felony counts. According to a now-deleted LinkedIn account reported on by Fox 26, Shrader had identified himself as the Director of Patient Care at the hospital.

Invasive visual recording in a bathroom is a state jail felony under Texas law, carrying up to two years per count. Prosecutors stacked two of those maximum sentences to reach the four-year term.

Montgomery County District Attorney Mike Holley called the outcome just.

"… Seven felony convictions. Two maximum sentences stacked consecutively. Four years served day-for-day. No appeal," Holley said. "Robert Shrader is being held accountable for what he did."

The victims supported the plea. Chief Prosecutor Adam McLane said Shrader abused a position of trust and expressed gratitude to the victims for the trust they placed in prosecutors throughout the case. The plea was reached after extensive consultation with identified victims, who supported the resolution, according to the district attorney's office.

Both the district attorney's office and the Montgomery County Sheriff's Office said they remain committed to protecting information that could identify the victims and asked the public and media to respect their privacy.

No public statement from Memorial Hermann The Woodlands Medical Center regarding the conviction appeared in available records as of publication. Fox 26 reported that civil lawsuits related to the case are pending, including a $100 million suit filed against the hospital and Shrader.