Crime & Safety
Suffolk Alum Pleads Not Guilty To Installing Camera In HS Bathroom
Police say the recording device was found in a single-stall bathroom.
BAY SHORE, NY — A Bay Shore graduate who was charged with installing a hidden recording device in a high school bathroom pleaded not guilty on Thursday, said the office of Suffolk County District Attorney Ray Tierney.
Daniel Garcia, 18, was arrested and charged with unlawful surveillance on Wednesday, police said.
Garcia, who had graduated from Bay Shore High school and was volunteering with their Drama Club, installed the hidden camera in a single-use bathroom, police said. It was discovered on Nov. 17.
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The device recorded at least two students, police said.
Garcia is due back in court on Dec. 5.
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Patch has reached out to Laqaun London, Garcia's defense attorney, for comment.
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