Former Holy Cross of San Antonio middle-school science teacher and football coach Armando Flores is asking a Bexar County judge to loosen one of the strictest terms of his release so he can see his daughter and find a job. Flores was fired in October after authorities say a motion-activated camera disguised as an alarm clock was discovered in his campus office. He is out on bond under partial house arrest with GPS monitoring while the San Antonio Police Department continues its investigation, as reported by MySA.
According to court filings and an arrest warrant, the device allegedly recorded at least one 13-year-old student changing clothes and also captured Flores engaged in sexual conduct with a former staffer, MySA reports. The warrant also states that investigators found explicit text messages from Flores to a student dating back to December 2023, which are now part of the active probe. Flores faces two state-jail felony counts of invasive visual recording tied to those allegations.
Investigators say the camera was motion-censored and made to look like an alarm clock, and that forensic work on an SD card recovered from the device produced thumbnails and other digital evidence, according to KSAT. Police told reporters that Flores initially claimed the camera did not work and later told colleagues there was no SD card. A part-time employee who used the office as a changing area found images on the device, which prompted the school to contact law enforcement. Authorities are still combing through the footage to determine whether more students or staff members were recorded.
Flores' defense attorney, David Dilley, has asked the court to lift a special bond condition that prevents Flores from being around anyone 17 or younger, arguing the rule is too harsh before trial and blocks him from supporting his family, MySA reported. A letter filed by Dilley, along with a separate note from Flores' wife, argues he should be allowed to work and maintain contact with his autistic daughter. The filing states that "Mr. Flores is not able to freely seek permanent employment in order to support his fiancée and autistic daughter." The judge is set to consider the requested change to his bond conditions at 9:20 a.m. on Monday, November 24, in pre-indictment court.
What the charges carry
Under Texas law, invasive visual recording is a state-jail felony that carries a possible sentence of 180 days to two years in a state jail facility and a fine of up to $10,000, according to the Texas Penal Code §21.15. This year, lawmakers changed reporting rules so that convictions for invasive visual recording committed on or after Sept. 1, 2025 are reportable under Article 62.001(5), which could trigger sex-offender registration if a conviction is obtained. That change appears in the enrolled text of HB1465.
School response and next steps
Holy Cross administrators say they fired Flores immediately after receiving what they called a "credible report," and they report cooperating fully with investigators while offering counseling to students and staff who may have been affected, KSAT reported. San Antonio police have asked any parent who believes their child may have changed clothes in Flores' office to contact the SAPD Human Exploitation Unit at 210-207-2370 so detectives can follow up.
Flores' request to amend his bond conditions will go before Judge Miguel Najera in pre-indictment court, which handles bond changes and other early-stage issues in Bexar County felony cases. Bexar County's pre-indictment court has the authority to adjust such restrictions while charges are pending, and the upcoming ruling will shape how tightly Flores' movements are controlled as the case moves toward either indictment or dismissal.
