Bustos is being sought by Milwaukee police on a felony warrant for video recording underage female students in the locker room at the Southside Cristo Rey Jesuit High School.
By H. Nelson Goodson
Hispanic News Network U.S.A.
March 4, 2024
Milwaukee, Wisconsin - On Monday, Fernando Bustos, 41, of Greenfield was charged with one felony count for invade privacy by use of surveillance device of female students under the age of 18, while they dressed in the locker room at the Cristo Rey Jesuit High School located at the 1800 block of W. National Ave. in the Southside of Milwaukee.
If convicted, Bustos is facing up to 3 years and 6 months in prison and up to $10,000 in fines, or both.
Bustos is only being charged with one felony count for video recording multiple females without their consent. The Milwaukee County District Attorney's Office should charged Bustos with a felony count for each victim that was video recorded at the locker room.
School administrators became aware of Bustos illegal acts after hundreds of 10-second videos were discovered in a SD card in his office at the school, which was reviewed by staff. The Bustos videos were recorded from May 21, 2024 to February 1, 2025.
Bustos was the school's security coordinator and was collecting his belongings after getting fired for performance issues. He had left a camera with a SD card in his office, according to the administration.
On February 19, the school notified police about Bustos unauthorized video surveillance of female students in their locker room, which one girl was video recorded semi nude.
When police reviewed the videos, it showed Bustos installing a camera in the girl's locker room, which is used by female students from 9th to 12th grade, according to the criminal complaint.
The parents of the students weren't made aware about Bustos criminal activity at the school until the criminal complaint was filed on Monday and a felony warrant was issued for Bustos arrest.
Bustos is a former Greenfield Police Officer who resigned in 2020 after several bottles of liquor worth $120 each went missing and not placed in inventory by Bustos who was one of the officers investigating a theft at a liquor store. Police body video camera footage from other officers at the scene showed Bustos handling the stolen bottles of liquor and placed them in his police squad car.
Bustos also made the Brady List of 191 law enforcement officers in Milwaukee County, which was released by TMJ4 News in conjunction with the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel and the non-profit newsroom called Wisconsin Watch, the officers are listed for none credible, criminal and internal investigation issues.
Latest Brady List link: https://public.flourish.studio/visualisation/21833737/