‘Idol’ Winner Laine Hardy Jailed for Charges of Spying on Ex-Girlfriend

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New York Post. Hardy is a Louisiana native who lives in Livingston Parish, but does not attend LSU.According to prison booking documents, on April 7, the student and her roommate found a device under her futon and determined that it was a VR-500 voice activated recorder.

She turned it over to SUPD, who found audio from February of Hardy’s “distinguishable voice” and other people calling him by name.

On Thursday night, Hardy shared a Facebook post that now appears to have been deleted, in which he said he was cooperating with police on the matter, but did not disclose what he was being accused of. “Earlier today, I received a warrant due to allegations made against me and have been fully cooperative with the Louisiana State University Police Department,” Hardy wrote. “I understand that my career has thrust me into the public spotlight, and I embrace that wholeheartedly as my entire world belongs to my music and my fans.”He added, “I have the utmost respect for the law and will assist in their investigation as needed moving forward,” he said.Booking documents indicate that after the woman confronted Hardy when he knew details from her Christmas break that she had never shared with him, he “admitted that he left a ‘bug’ in her room,” but claimed to have thrown it in a pond.

According to the police, she can be heard on the audio discussing how she knew about the listening device. His attorney C. Frank Holthaus said in a statement shared with the media: “Mr.