A Rutgers University dean of research has beencharged with invasion of privacy, the New Jersey attorney general announced Wednesday.
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Joshua Kohut, 51,who serves as the dean of research at the School of Environmental and Biological Sciences, is accused of using his mobile phone to record “upskirt” videos of people without their knowledge while working at the university, Attorney General Jennifer Davenport said.
“An invasion of privacy like this is not just disturbing, it is also a criminal act. We will prosecute accordingly,” Davenport said.
A search warrant was executed Monday, and Kohut’s devices were seized by authorities. During a forensic review, one of the seized devices was found to contain “upskirt” videos of another person’s undergarments and “intimate parts,” according to the attorney general. Prosecutors did not disclose how many videos were discovered or over what time period they filmed.
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A spokesperson for Rutgers University said Kohut was banned from campus pending the outcome of the investigation, and the university placed the dean of research on administrative leave “after being informed of the extremely disturbing charges.”
Kohut is facing a fourth-degree invasion of privacy charge, which carries a prison sentence of up to 18 months and a fine of up to $10,000.
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