Herndon Teacher In Child Porn Case Made Videos Of Students: Cops

HERNDON, VA -- Police say they have recovered "numerous images and videos" of students inside Herndon High School during school hours in their investigation of former drama teacher Raphael Schklowsky of Reston, who faces child porn charges.

Schklowsky is being held without bond after being served with 20 felony charges of possession of child pornography and one felony charge of unlawful filming. Fairfax County Police said in an update Wednesday afternoon that the images and videos were taken during school hours, rehearsals, and events from May 2017 through June 2018.

"Our Major Crimes Bureau Child Exploitation Unit detectives have contacted nine of the known victims who have been identified to date," the report states. "Their work will continue until all possible victims are identified."

Police have asked any other possible victims to reach out to them.

“The case remains active. Detectives have been working diligently on this case and our other important cases to bring justice and closure,” said Major Ed O’Carroll, Commander of the Major Crimes Bureau.

Schklowsky was initially jailed earlier this year after a woman noticed a hidden camera at a home where she was working, police say.

The woman went to the Fair Oaks District Police Station to report that she had "found a hidden camera in an air conditioning vent" inside the home, according to a report from the Fairfax County Police Department. The home is located in the 1800 block of Cranberry Lane in Reston, and the filming may have taken place between April 1-4, police say.

After detectives found evidence of unlawful filming there, police arrested Schklowsky on four misdemeanor counts of unlawful filming, the report states.

He received an additional 20 charges for child pornography on May 8 after police found additional evidence of multiple electronic devices, including over 3,500 videos, the report states.

Schklowsky has been on leave from Herndon High School since his April 8 arrest.