Seven women who were spied on in a John Hancock locker room got the green light to join a lawsuit against the company six years after the voyeurism took place.

In an order issued on Nov. 17, Suffolk Superior Court Judge David Deakin ruled that the additional women should have come forward sooner, but since the delay didn’t unfairly harm John Hancock, they can join the case.

A hidden camera connected to a live feed was discovered on June 6, 2019, in the ceiling of a women’s gym locker room at the former John Hancock headquarters, located at 601 Congress St. At the time, no employees were working in the building, as the company had relocated to its Back Bay location.

According to a WBUR report , the additional women said they did not come forward sooner because they had trusted the com

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