Fmr. Chester County student teacher accused of secretly recording wrestling team in shower

Pennsylvania State Police have charged a former Chester County student teacher after he allegedly secretly recorded members of the wrestling team while they showered.

Investigators say 34-year-old Samuel Fischer was caught by a Owen J. Robert’s High School student in January of 2023. He was immediately fired and confessed to police who escorted him off the property.

Fischer, who only worked at the school for a few days, was charged last week with multiple counts of sexual abuse of children and invasion of privacy.

In January of 2023, according to an affidavit, Fischer confessed to having his phone recording as the wrestling team kids were behind him showering In the high school locker room.

He told authorities a student who noticed his phone sticking out of his back pocket recording confronted him and asked, “Are you recording?”

The school district immediately contacted authorities and the families of the students involved, and an investigation was launched.

“What we’re trying to re-enforce is that the system worked as it should,” said Superintendent Dr. Will Stout.

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