A Rochester Institute of Technology student has been accused of secretly recording people in a dormitory restroom, according to the Monroe County Sheriff's Office.
About 17,000 undergraduate and graduate students attend RIT's main campus in Henrietta, just south of Rochester, according to the university's website.
Hidden recording device found in RIT dorm restroom
Deputies were notified last month by RIT's Public Safety Department about the discovery of a hidden recording device in a bathroom in a coed residence hall.
Evidence technicians from the Monroe County Sheriff's Office retrieved the device. Investigators then worked to determine who was responsible for the alleged unlawful recording and identify those who had been filmed, said Sgt. Brendan Hurley of the sheriff's office.
Deputies determined
the device was set up in a residence hall restroom Wednesday, Sept. 16. It was discovered and reported to deputies two days later.
RIT student charged with felony
Following a monthlong investigation, RIT student Avery E. Bird was charged Tuesday with second-degree unlawful surveillance, a felony, Hurley said.
Bird, 19, of Gloucester, Massachusetts, was taken to the Monroe County Jail ahead of his arraignment in CAP Court, deputies said.
Investigation ongoing
The investigation remains ongoing, Hurley said.
This article originally appeared on Rochester Democrat and Chronicle: RIT student charged after hidden recording device found in dorm bathroom
