Fox News reports that George Edwin Thomas III, a Carrollton, Texas, high school teacher, has been charged with six counts of invasive visual recording after he allegedly used hidden cameras to capture female students changing into their uniforms at R.L. Turner High School.
Thomas’ crimes were reportedly discovered by his girlfriend after she and a friend found a thumb drive on the floor of the couple's apartment. An arrest affidavit states that she watched the drive after she became suspicious that Thomas was cheating on her. She then discovered the recordings.
The affidavit states that the drive contained “multiple video recordings of teenage girls disrobing in a closet,” as well as "recordings that appeared to be at a teacher's desk with female students being called to the desk." According to police, Thomas allegedly placed the camera in a way that gave him a view up his students’ skirts.
When he was questioned by local police, Thomas admitted that he only recorded videos on his iPhone and that they were used “for the students to watch and learn.” With the charges still pending, Thomas has been placed on administrative leave, and the school released the following statement:
We'll continue to update as more information becomes available.
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