A member of Warsaw School’s staff was jailed Wednesday on charges of voyeurism after detectives investigated a complaint of inappropriate recording of underage girls at Warsaw Community High School.
As a result of a WCHS and Warsaw Police Department investigation, Daniel Andres Zambrano, 35, of Warsaw, was charged with three counts of voyeurism, all class Class A misdemeanors.
Last week, two 16-year-old girls and one 17-year-old girl complained to school staff that they were being photographed or videotaped from a cell phone camera under a desk during classes.
During an interview with Zambrano Oct. 18, he did confess to the inappropriate and criminal behavior as alleged. The investigation determined that on numerous occasions between May of the last school year, and in the first three months of this school year, he was engaged in recording under the desks, and up the skirts or dresses, of underage students at school.
There was indication that other similar behavior may have been conducted by Zambrano with adult women at other locations, but not at WCHS.
At this time, there is no evidence to support that any personal relationships or sexual touching occurred with any students or anyone else.
Investigators recovered an iPhone owned by Zambrano, and although the iPhone is still being examined, preliminary data from the phone indicated still pictures and videos were contained in the phone’s memory.
Zambrano was a member of the support staff in the English as a Second Language program at WCHS. School officials indicate that Zambrano was a part-time employee of the school system.
Warsaw Community School Corporation Superintendent Dr. Craig Hintz said in a phone interview this morning that Zambrano was terminated from employment with the school corporation Friday.
The Kosciusko County Prosecutor’s Office, WCHS administrators, and WPD school resource officers assisted in the investigation.
The investigation will continue to determine any other possible victims or locations.
