Tempe – Tempe Union High School District employee, Antony Nikai Cruz, was arrested and booked into the Tempe city jail today, following an investigation into the inappropriate usage and downloading of district security video footage for personal use.
The Tempe Police Department was first contacted after a security supervisor discovered the misuse while conducting an audit of the employee’s security-video activity.
Cruz allegedly accessed a security camera’s footage from a room that students were using to change their clothes at Corona del Sol High School during a period when the girls’ locker room was closed for renovations.
Superintendent Stacia Wilson issued the following message:
As you know from my prior message, yesterday we were notified that a Tempe Union employee was detained and questioned by Tempe PD. This employee has now been booked on seven counts of voyeurism. We know that this is a distressing situation and these details are unsettling to our families. We want to be as transparent as we are allowed to be without disrupting Tempe PD’s investigation.
We are now able to share with you that the incidents leading to these charges affected Corona del Sol. As of right now, we believe that the inappropriate usage of security footage was isolated to one camera on campus.
We are working closely and in full cooperation with Tempe PD as they continue to investigate and identify victims. Tempe PD detectives will be on campus tomorrow to work with administration to identify the victims. Once victims have been identified, Tempe PD will reach out directly to affected families to begin the interview process.
Our school and District crisis teams will be in place tomorrow to provide support and resources to affected students.
The investigation remains ongoing. As soon as we can share additional details, we will do so.
Investigators are continuing follow-up to determine the scope of the activity and identify any potential victims.
The investigation remains ongoing.
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