An elementary school teacher in Parsippany NJ was arrested after police allegedly discovered a secret recording device in a school bathroom.

The suspect is a 40-year-old man who lives in the the Gillette area of Long Hill, New Jersey. He also works as a physical education teacher at Littleton High School in Parsippany, New Jersey. According to authorities, the suspect placed a recording device in a faculty bathroom at the Parsippany NJ school.

Someone notified the Parsippany Police Department about the possible recording device, prompting an official police investigation. A Parsippany NJ detective allegedly found the recording device hidden near the toilets in the school’s faculty bathroom.

The suspect was subsequently placed under arrest and charged with invasion of privacy. It is possible that there could be more criminal charges filed against the suspect. Authorities have not stated whether the suspect might have recorded minors in the bathroom or anywhere else in the elementary school.

The suspect is currently on suspension from his teaching job at the Parsippany school. According to officials, he has worked at the elementary school since 2000.

For more information about this case, read the NJ.com article, “Elementary School Teacher Put Recording Device in Faculty Bathroom, Cops Say.”