Former Charter School Staffer Pleads Guilty To 'Upskirt' Videos

CASTLE ROCK, CO – A former Castle Rock charter school staffer pleaded guilty in Douglas County court to secretly recording "upskirt" videos of female students at the school.

Steven Michael Jenkins, 56, pleaded guilty Monday to one count of “invasion of privacy for sexual gratification” where the victim was under 15 years old, the Douglas County District Attorney's Office said Thursday. As part of the plea agreement, other counts against Jenkins were dismissed.

Jenkins was fired from his instructional coach job at Renaissance Secondary School after he was arrested in December of 2017. He had worked at the school for five years.

Police arrested Jenkins after more than 20 images of videos of women's underwear and buttocks were found on his phone, including at least three videos of juvenile students. Two male students independently reported the behavior of Jenkins to the school authorities, according to an arrest affidavit.

Jenkins is scheduled to be sentenced on July 10.

"Sentencing options range from probation to jail to prison. Jenkins also must register as a sex offender," the DA's office said.