A janitor at an upstate New York elementary school was busted for secretly recording at least six people by hiding a cell phone inside a faculty bathroom, police said.
David Ague, 29, was arrested on Tuesday after the phone was discovered while still recording inside a Voorheesville Elementary School employee bathroom by a staff member, according to the Voorheesville Central School District.
“We are all extremely distressed by this allegation,” District Superintendent Frank Macri said in a statement. “At this time, it is not believed that any students were recorded.”
“The safety of our students and staff is our top priority,” he added. “The district will continue to work with the Albany County Sheriff’s Department as they continue their investigation.”
Marci noted that no other recording devices were found inside the school’s bathrooms and Ague is no longer allowed on campus while the investigation proceeds.
Albany County Sheriff Craig Apple said at least six people were recorded on Ague’s phone and it remains unclear how long the device was hidden in the bathroom, The Times Union reports.
Investigators ultimately seized two phones from the custodian, along with his computer, a hard drive, a USB drive and several memory cards discovered inside his home.
The school district and sheriff’s office did not immediately respond to The Post’s request for additional information.
Ague was charged with six counts of second-degree unlawful surveillance and released to return to court at a later date.
He was also ordered to stay away from the school’s faculty members.
Ague’s case is surprisingly not the first of its kind in Albany County.
Veteran fifth-grade teacher Patrick Morgan, 59, was caught secretly recording 28 of his colleagues inside a staff bathroom at the Sand Creek Middle School in 2022.
