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Tempe School Surveillance Officer Arrested on Voyeurism Charges

Court filings say he downloaded videos showing 13- to 15-year-old students changing, prompting an active police investigation and direct family notifications.

Overview

  • The surveillance officer was arrested Saturday and booked on seven counts of voyeurism and is being held on a $100,000 cash-only bond.
  • Court documents say he accessed and downloaded at least seven videos from a school camera, saved clips to thumb drives and an external hard drive, and later viewed some files from his home.
  • Investigators report the footage came from a temporary changing room used while the girls’ locker room was under renovation and that staff and students had asked for the cameras to be turned off.
  • The Tempe Union High School District placed the employee on administrative leave and police are working with district staff to identify affected students ages 13 to 15 and notify families directly.
  • System audit logs and download histories led investigators to the copies, a detail that could prompt changes to camera controls, access rules, and notification procedures in schools.