Suspicious Phone Found in Towson University Locker Room

A cell phone found in a women’s locker room at Towson University may have been recording women, officials say.

The Towson University Police Department is investigating after the administration was informed Friday, Oct. 16, that a phone located inside the swimming and diving team’s Burdick Pool locker room may have been capturing video and audio recordings of the student-athletes, according to a statement from the university.

Administrators notified the campus police immediately after finding out about the issue, and the investigation is ongoing, the statement said.

University officials say they have reached out to the swimming and diving team members in the event they may need resources such as counseling or other support.

“At Towson University our students’ welfare and well-being continues to be our top priority,” the statement from the university said.

The investigation comes approximately one year after a former Towson professor, Rabbi Barry Freundel, was charged with voyeurism. Freundel recorded dozens of women, including some of his students, undressing in a ritual Jewish bath in Georgetown, where he occasionally took students on field trips.

Police allegedly found secret recording devices in his office at Towson University, where he taught in addition to Georgetown. Freundel pleaded guilty to 52 counts of voyeurism and is serving a six-year sentence.