Crime & Safety

Man In Bathroom Spying Case Faces Charges In Middle Twp.: Police

An HVAC contractor accused of spying on a girls' bathroom at a Gloucester Township school now faces charges in Cape May County.

MIDDLE TOWNSHIP, NJ — A man accused of secretly recording girls at a middle school in Gloucester Township now faces similar charges related to the Cape May Technical School, authorities announced on Thursday.

Gregory Mahley, 51 of West Deptford, is accused of recording multiple people who used a bathroom at the school over the course of just over a year, Cape May County Prosecutor Jeffrey H. Sutherland announced.

Sutherland believes the incidents occurred on Oct. 15, 2013; March 20, 2014; and April 22, 2014. The alleged victims who are now adults, have been identified and were contacted regarding this investigation, according to Sutherland.

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Mahley has been charged with 10 counts of second-degree endangering the welfare of a child (manufacturing of child pornography) and 10 counts of third-degree endangering the welfare of a child (possession of child pornography).

Detectives from the Cape May County Prosecutor's Office and the Middle Township Police Department opened a joint investigation with the Camden County Prosecutor's Office after it was learned that Mahley had set up cameras to record students using the girls bathroom at Glen Landing Middle School in Gloucester Township. Read more here: Man Used Mirror To Spy On Bathroom In Gloucester Township School: PD

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Mahley was an eight-year employee of Multi-Temp Mechanical, Inc., located in Westville. That company also did work in Middle Township, prompting the investigation. Read more here: Man Accused Of Bathroom Spying May Face Charges In Middle Township: PO

The company was also contracted to do work in the West Deptford Public School District, but no charges had been filed there as of Thursday afternoon. Read more here: Man Accused Of Bathroom Spying Did Work In West Deptford: Police

Mahley will remain lodged at the Camden County Correctional Center pending court proceedings.
Anyone who may have information related to Mahley or the investigation in Cape May County is asked to contact the Middle Township Police Department at 609-465-8700 or the Cape May County Prosecutor's Office Special Victim's Unit at 609-465-1135.

They may also report it anonymously through the Cape May County Sheriff's Tip Line at cmcsheriff.net and click on anonymous tip, or through the Cape May County Crime Stoppers, 609-465-2800.

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