Cottonwood

An elementary school teacher named Chester Cox was accused of installing hidden cameras in his classroom and connected bathroom at Dr. Daniel Bright Elementary School. The Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office stated that several children were secretly recorded without their knowledge using the footage found on Cox’s devices. Initial investigations into Cox began after a woman reported he had molested her son years prior.

An elementary school teacher, Chester Cox, who was already accused of molestation years ago, is now facing new allegations after allegedly installing hidden cameras in his classroom and connected bathroom at Dr. Daniel Bright Elementary School. Deputies found videos secretly recording children without their knowledge on devices belonging to Cox. He was booked on additional charges including surreptitious videotaping and sexual exploitation of a minor.