Former Florida Teacher Mark Ackett, Accused Of Recording Students Undressing, Pleads Guilty To Video Voyeurism

MIAMI (CBSMiami) - A former Tampa teacher has pleaded guilty to more than 300 counts of video voyeurism after being accused of secretly recording 124 students and an adult teacher undressing over a two year period.

Mark William Ackett, 52, taught fashion design and coached girls track at Bloomingdale High School.

In September 2018, a 17-year-old student was changing clothes in a dressing area inside a fashion design classroom when she noticed a box on a shelf with a light coming from it, investigators said. She found a cellphone recording a video inside the box and told the school's principal, who contacted the sheriff's office.

Ackett reportedly admitted to deputies that he had been recording students without their knowledge since January 2017.

He quit working at the school shortly after his arrest.

Ackett faces the possibility of life in prison when he's sentenced on May 10th.

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