Long Beach Teacher Accused Of Hiding Camera In Stepdaughter’s Bedroom
A high school basketball coach was arrested in Long Beach on suspicion of secretly capturing video footage of his teenage step daughter with a hidden camera in her bedroom closet. According to a news report in the Long Beach Press Telegram, police determined that the Milikan High School coach obtained the recordings for his own sexual gratification.
Although officials did not release the name of the coach, the Press-Telegram confirmed that it was indeed Raul Olivas, who in addition to being coach was also a math teacher at the school. The teacher has been placed on administrative leave indefinitely, the newspaper reported. Olivas was released on a $25,000 bail.
Police said Olivas was arrested on the same day that his stepdaughter found the hidden camera in her closet. The girl told police she found the camera when she was looking for something else. She also told officials that she found images of her in various states of undress in the camera and that the camera was positioned strategically in a part of the room where she removed her clothes. Police also told the newspaper that so far there has been no evidence of any crimes that were committed outside the home where the coach was arrested.
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