New Jersey Assistant Principal Arrested For Videotaping Teens

Patrick Lott

I’ve had this story sitting in my browser window for two or three days and have just been too busy to do anything with it so it’s about time.

54-Year-Old Patrick Lott, an assistant principal at Bernardsville Middle School in New Jersey, was arrested last week after videos of nude teenagers were found in his home in Somerville, New Jersey last week. Police served a search warrant on his home during an investigation of his activities.

Lott has been accused of secreting a camera in a locker room. Law enforcement found videos dating back to 2008, showing students washing in the shower room at Immaculata High School, where he also volunteers. Police said that nine of the teenagers identified so far were under the age of 16.

As of this past Wednesday Lott was still incarcerated in the Somerset County Jail on $500,000 bond. If he does (or already has) make bail he can’t have any contact with children under the age of 16 and can’t communicate with any victim or staff member at Immaculata High School, a Catholic school in Somerville.