Former Ohio teacher who recorded kindergartners in bathroom to be sentenced

Associated Press

ASHLAND, Ohio

A former Ohio teacher accused of secretly recording kindergarten students using the bathroom is scheduled to be sentenced after pleading no contest.

Elliot Gornall was convicted in Ashland County after pleading to 181 counts, most for illegal use of a minor in nudity-oriented material. The 33-year-old could face lengthy prison time when he is sentenced Monday.

Authorities allege he recorded some two dozen students using a tiny camera installed in a bathroom next to his classroom in Loudonville.

Gornall denied the charges and argued images were improperly found on his computer, but a judge refused to suppress that evidence.

The prosecutor has said Gornall pleaded no contest to allow for an appeal over the evidence issue, and that it wasn’t a plea deal.