A high school employee is facing new charges as a covert recording case grows
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A Maryland high school employee accused of secretly taping female students in a school locker room is facing additional criminal charges after investigators identified eight other alleged victims during an expanded investigation, authorities said.
James Mulhern III, an employee at Walter Johnson High School in Montgomery County, is now facing 12 counts of child abuse after investigators say newly discovered videos show a total of 12 female students in various stages of undress.
According to Montgomery County police, the investigation began after two students found a video camera in the control room of the Walter Johnson High School theater on April 7.
One of the students reviewed the memory card and found videos recorded in the girls' locker room before telling the school administration.
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James Mulhern III, an employee at Walter Johnson High School, is facing additional charges after investigators found eight more alleged victims in the student voyeurism case. (Montgomery County Police Department)
Police said the video shows an older man placing a camera inside a room before leaving. The school's principal identified the man as Mulhern, who is the school's communications specialist.
Detectives executed search warrants at the high school and at Mulhern's Clarksburg home, where they found valuables and seized several electronics, according to police.
Authorities said evidence obtained during the investigation led detectives to identify eight other alleged victims and videos dating back to 2015, expanding the case of four victims identified when Mulhern was first charged in April.
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Walter Johnson High School in Bethesda, Md., where authorities say employee James Mulhern III is accused of secretly filming female students in the gym's locker room. (Google Maps)
Mulhern appeared in court Wednesday on additional charges. A judge ordered her released on a $100,000 unsecured personal bond with conditions that she not attend Walter Johnson High School, have no contact with children and only supervise contact with her four-year-old son.
Montgomery County State's Attorney John McCarthy said the newly discovered evidence raised concerns for prosecutors in the case.
An aerial view of Walter Johnson High School in Bethesda, Md., where investigators say James Mulhern III worked as a media services specialist. (Google Maps)
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Each count of child abuse is punishable by up to 25 years in prison under Maryland law. If convicted of the 12 counts, Mulhern could face up to 300 years in prison.
Fox News Digital has reached out to the Montgomery County District Attorney's Office for additional comment.
