A Maryland high school employee, James Mulhern III, is facing 12 counts of abuse of a minor after investigators identified eight more alleged victims during an expanded investigation. The investigation began after two students discovered a video camera in the control booth of Walter Johnson High School’s theater on April 7.
Investigation and Charges
One of the students reviewed the memory card and found videos recorded inside the girls’ changing room before alerting school administrators. Police said the footage showed an adult male placing the camera inside the room before leaving. The school’s principal identified the man as Mulhern, a media services technician at the school.
Detectives executed search warrants at the high school and Mulhern’s Clarksburg home, where they recovered items of evidentiary value and seized several electronic devices. Authorities said evidence recovered during the investigation led detectives to identify eight additional alleged victims and videos dating back to 2015.
Mulhern appeared in court on the additional charges. A judge ordered his release on a $100,000 unsecured personal bond with conditions that he stay away from Walter Johnson High School, have no contact with minors, and have only supervised contact with his 4-year-old son.
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