Kamolov, a St. Francis Police Officer is facing termination from the department after he was criminally charged in Milwaukee County with multiple felonies in connection with setting up a cellphone in a room at the St. Francis High School in order to secretly video record a female student while she was changing.
By H. Nelson Goodson
Hispanic News Network U.S.A.
October 27, 2024
St. Francis, Wisconsin - On Friday, Dimitri A. Kamolov, 58, made his initial appearance at a Milwaukee County court where he was charged with two felony counts for invade privacy-use of surveillance device - (victim under 18 years old) and attempt capture of intimate representation - (victim - under 18 years old).
If convicted, Kamolov is facing up to 3 years and 6 months in prison and up to $10,000 in fines, or both for invade privacy, and up to 6 years in prison and up to $10,000 in fines, or both for attempt capture of intimate representation. A $5,000 cash bail, was set for Kamolov.
According to the criminal complaint, on September 4th, a female student at St. Francis High School noticed a concealed cellphone that was recording inside a room where she was changing. She reported the cellphone to the principal, which was later recovered by a agent from the Wisconsin Department of Justice Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI).
The St. Francis Police Department received a call from the school when the cellphone was found raising allegations of inappropriate behavior by School Resource Officer (SRO) Kamolov who worked part time at the school. Kamolov was immediately placed on unpaid administrative leave and is now facing termination.
The DCI investigation recovered a cellphone video showing him placing the cellphone in the room. Kamolov had also emailed or texted multiple videos to himself, according to the DCI.
Kamolov had given the female student a t-shirt from Brazil to try on. When she went into a room, she unzip a hoodie and tried the t-shirt while wearing a tank top. When she removed her shorts that's when she noticed the hidden cellphone and then contacted the principal.
On Tuesday, September 24, Kamolov was taken into custody by the DCI pending criminal charges.
Kamolov has served with the St. Francis Police Department for 32 years and 4 of those years, he served part time at the high school.
The DCI hasn't released any information or confirmed, whether Kamolov had secretly cellphone video recorded other students in private school room settings in the last 4 years.
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