Waukesha Swim Instructor Sentenced In Recording Employees Case

WAUKESHA, WI — A 22-year-old man who recorded people changing at a Swimtastic Swim School in Waukesha was sentenced on Tuesday, according to online court records.

Jacob Masbruch was sentenced to three years of probation and he must register as a sex offender for 15 years. The probation includes 30 days in jail, 90 days in the Huber facility with work release. The remaining 60 days will be used at the agent’s discretion, the records said.

Masbruch was charged with five counts of capturing an intimate representation, including three involving girls younger than 18. He pleaded guilty in Waukesha County Circuit Court in June to two charges of capturing an intimate representation, one charge included a victim under 18. The other three charges were dismissed and read in, the records said.

The conditions of his probation include following through with sex offender counseling and not having contact with any victims or Swimtastic Swim School.

Waukesha County Court denied the request for expungement.

In February 2020, police were called after a 17-year-old swim instructor discovered a camera hidden in a Kleenex box. The box was discovered in the employee locker room and she noticed a hole in the box sitting on the shelf, according to a criminal complaint.

She alerted another employee who then went into the room and told her he destroyed the camera. He then fled the business before police arrived, the complaint said.

This employee was Masbruch who was also a swimming instructor, the complaint said.
Police said Masbruch was located by the West Milwaukee Police and turned over to the Waukesha Police.

Masbruch confessed that he used his personal phone as a camera, the complaint said.
Waukesha police said that the camera was only ever used in the employee changing room.