School employee accused of secretly filming 12 girls in changing room faces new charges

A Maryland high school employee accused of secretly recording female students in a school changing room is facing additional criminal charges after investigators identified eight more alleged victims during an expanded investigation, authorities said.

James Mulhern III, an employee at Walter Johnson High School in Montgomery County, now faces 12 counts of abuse of a minor after investigators said newly recovered videos showed a total of 12 female students in various stages of undress.

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One of the students reviewed the memory card and found videos recorded inside the girls changing room before alerting school administrators.

Detectives executed search warrants at the high school and Mulhern’s Clarksburg home, where they recovered items of evidentiary value and seized several electronic devices, according to police.

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Walter Johnson High School in Bethesda, Md., where authorities say employee James Mulhern III is accused of secretly recording female students in a theater changing room. (Google Maps)

Mulhern appeared in court Wednesday on the additional charges. A judge ordered his release on a $100,000 unsecured personal bond with conditions that he stay away from Walter Johnson High School, have no contact with minors and have only supervised contact with his 4-year-old son.

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Each count of abuse of a minor carries a maximum penalty of 25 years in prison under Maryland law. If convicted on all 12 counts, Mulhern could face up to 300 years behind bars.

Fox News Digital has reached out to the Montgomery County State’s Attorney’s Office for additional comment.

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