The former school worker now faces dozens of charges. Getty Images/iStockphoto
A student teacher accused of secretly filming boys in a locker room was found to have recordings of similar activity at other schools, Pennsylvania police say.
Now, 34-year-old Samuel Elliot Fischer faces dozens of charges following the allegations that began in 2014, according to a Pennsylvania State Police news release.
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“Are you recording?” replied the student, who saw a phone sticking out of Fischer’s back pocket, WPVI reported.
In a statement to families obtained by WCAU, the school district’s superintendent, Will Stout, said Fischer was not an official employee of the school. He was removed from the district when the allegations surfaced.
As authorities began investigating Fischer following the 2023 incident, they learned he “engaged in similar behavior while working as an athletic trainer at Pine-Richland School District in Allegheny County between 2014-2019,” state police said.
He was found to have recordings of students in the locker room or bathroom at Pine-Richland High School and Pine-Richland Middle School, according to state police.
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Pine-Richland officials said Fischer was hired through a third-party contractor, KDKA reported. The district said it was unaware about Fischer’s alleged conduct until it was notified by state police.
Court records show Fischer faces 35 charges, including 10 counts of child pornography. Other charges include sexual abuse of children and invasion of privacy.
His attorney told WCAU that Fischer voluntarily surrendered Jan. 3. He said Fischer has “never had any inappropriate physical contact with anyone” and has had no contact with minors.
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