100 new charges, including bestiality, submitted in Corona del Sol High School voyeurism case

The Tempe Police Department submitted 100 new charges in the voyeurism case involving Corona del Sol High School employee Antony Nikai Cruz, the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office confirmed to KTAR News 92.3 FM.

An MCAO spokesperson said the charges included 98 counts of voyeurism and two counts of bestiality. They did not have a timeline for when a charging decision would be made.

Cruz was previously booked into jail on Aug. 22 on seven counts of voyeurism, a Class 5 felony. His bond was set at $100,000.

Tempe Union High School District officials placed Cruz on administrative leave before the workday began Aug. 21. They declined to identify Cruz’s position with the district other than to say he is not a teacher.

He is accused of accessing a surveillance camera and footage from a room at Corona del Sol that students were using to change their clothes while the girls’ locker room was closed for renovations.

The cameras in the room were left running inadvertently, according to court documents. The district said its schools do not have security cameras in their locker rooms or other rooms designated as changing areas or in any classrooms.

The video misuse was discovered by a supervisor who audited Cruz’s security system activity and then notified police.

After police read Cruz his rights, he admitted to watching the camera footage and downloading videos, according to a police account submitted to court. He denied selling or trading the material.

Superintendent Stacia Wilson said in a August message that all of the victims have been identified and contacted.

Why was there a camera in the room where students were changing?

On Aug. 28, the district provided more information about why the room had a camera in it, saying it was a dance room that was never intended to be a changing area.

“The security camera in the dance room was installed in 2024 for campus safety and security purposes related to the room’s exterior access,” the district said in a statement.

The district said it did not approve the dance room as a place for students to change during the locker room renovations.

“The district has begun an internal investigation to determine how and why that occurred, whether established procedures were followed, the room’s usage, and what corrective actions may be necessary,” the statement said.

KTAR News 92.3 FM’s Senior Editor Kevin Stone contributed to this report. 

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