An 18-year-old Raleigh man, identified in court papers as Jaden Isiah-Tyler Pompey, was arrested Monday and charged with 14 counts of felony secret peeping after a warrant alleges he used his cellphone to record a teacher without her consent inside a Wakefield High School classroom. Court documents say the incidents stretch across February and March and involve multiple alleged victims, reopening hard questions about privacy and school safety in Wake County.
What the warrant alleges
According to WRAL, court filings state that Pompey placed a cell phone beneath a teacher’s skirt and pointed the camera upward while she was teaching in class. The paperwork also describes similar alleged secret recordings in other classrooms in February and March and lists multiple alleged victims in the affidavits.
WRAL reports that Pompey is being held without bond at the Wake County Jail, and his first court appearance was set for Tuesday at 1:30 p.m. Investigators have not released any additional public details about a possible motive or other investigative steps.
Where it happened and the district response
Wakefield High is located at 2200 Wakefield Pines Drive, according to the Wake County Public School System website. Per Wake County Public School System, Wakefield serves grades 9–12 and is one of the district’s larger campuses.
The arrest comes as district leaders have been weighing a roughly 10 million dollar redirection toward security upgrades, including cameras and fencing, according to local reporting on a roughly 10 million dollar redirection toward security upgrades.
Legal implications
North Carolina law treats using a device to create sexual images of someone without consent as a serious crime in many situations. Under N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-202, certain covert recordings can be charged as a Class I felony, sentencing can be increased for repeat offenses, and courts are directed to consider whether a conviction should trigger sex-offender registration. The statute also provides civil remedies for victims.
The case remains under active investigation, and court proceedings are scheduled to determine what happens next. This story will be updated as officials release additional information.
