Overview
- Prosecutors arrested Joshua Kohut and charged him with fourth-degree invasion of privacy after a search warrant was executed Monday and investigators seized multiple electronic devices.
- A forensic review of at least one seized device allegedly uncovered videos showing another person’s undergarment-clad intimate parts that were recorded without the subject’s knowledge.
- Rutgers placed Kohut on paid administrative leave and banned him from campus pending the university’s internal review and the criminal case.
- The charge carries up to 18 months in jail and a fine up to $10,000, and the Attorney General’s office and Division of Criminal Justice are urging possible victims or witnesses to contact Lt. Jon Norcia.
- Kohut has a long tenure at Rutgers and was named dean of research in January 2025, and authorities have not disclosed how many videos exist or whether victims are affiliated with the university as the legal process moves forward.