Rowan University student accused of recording female students on campus

Friday, November 22, 2019
GLASSBORO, New Jersey (WPVI) -- A 29-year-old man is facing hundreds of charges after police said he was spying on and recording female students around the Rowan University campus.

Police said Mitchell Merkowsky, a Rowan student, recorded the girls sometimes while they were undressing in their dorms and apartments.
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Detectives said Merkowsky was caught thanks to other students' quick thinking.

On November 6, students spotted Merkowsky on the fourth floor of a parking garage on Rowan Boulevard, looking into the apartments across the street.

Arriving officers said they found him with a pair of binoculars.



Investigators said he confessed to watching four girls across the street.
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Police said he was initially charged for invasion of privacy, but after detectives confiscated his cell phone, laptop, and a flash drive, he now faces upwards of 250 additional charges.



Rowan spokesperson Joe Cardona said none of the females recorded could be identified on the videos.

The university held a meeting Thursday night to explain to students what happened and offered counseling should anyone need it.

Merkowsky is being held without bail at the Salem County Jail.
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