A former employee at a Tempe high school is now facing more than 100 criminal charges after police investigators expanded their voyeurism case, identifying dozens of student victims who were recorded without their knowledge. The scale of the alleged violations — spanning nearly three dozen victims and more than 100 counts — underscores serious questions about camera oversight and student safety in school facilities.
Anthony Cruz, who previously worked at Corona Del Sol High School in the Tempe Union High School District, was first arrested in August on seven counts of voyeurism. Investigators have since added 98 more counts to his case, bringing the total well past 100 charges. Cruz is also facing two separate, unrelated counts of bestiality related to possession of illegal animal sex videos.
Tempe police spokesperson Officer Jessica Ells outlined the scope of the expanded investigation.
“We were essentially able to identify a total of 38 victims, and from those victims, we were able to add 98 more counts of voyeurism, which is a Class 5 felony,”
Ells said.
The recordings allegedly took place in the school’s dance room, which students were using to change while the girls’ locker room was under renovation. Ells explained that the security camera involved had originally been installed to monitor an exterior door and should have been disabled — but was mistakenly left running. Ells stressed that the students bore no responsibility for what happened and had no way of knowing the camera was capturing their images.
The voyeurism charges Cruz faces are classified as Class 5 felonies under Arizona law. Follow ongoing education and law enforcement coverage for updates on this case and K-12 education issues.
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