New York, NY – A New York Institute of Technology professor was charged Wednesday after Old Westbury Village police said he placed a camera disguised as a pen in a campus bathroom.
- Jackie L. Conrad, 39, of New York City, was arrested on July 13 and changed with second-degree unlawful surveillance
- The Old Westbury Police Department said they responded to a report of a recording device inside a handicap acessible bathroom, on the third floor of the Kenneth Riland Building
- Authorities discovered a device disguised as a pen that had the capability of recording video
- Students or staff members at the school who used the bathroom on Wednesday, July 13 from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. were asked to contact the Old Westbury Police Department
- Conrad was an anatomy professor & was released on $5,000 bail, according to court documents
FOUND DEAD
Jack Conrad was a valued and respected faculty member at NYIT for 6 years. Accomplished in his field of paleontology, Jack was known for his dedication and enthusiasm for his work. His former colleagues are deeply saddened by this tragic turn of events. – Elizabeth Sullivan, NYIT Director of Media Relations
- Conrad was found dead by his wife in his apartment in Manhattan after what is believed to be a suicide, according to NYPD
- Conrad left a note in which he expressed embarrassment over the illegal surveillance allegation