He Was Everyone’s Favorite Teacher – Until We Found the Hidden Cameras in the Classroom

For 15 years, Mr. Daniels was the beloved middle school science teacher—the one who stayed late to tutor struggling students, chaperoned every field trip, and won “Teacher of the Year” three times.

Then a 12-year-old girl noticed something glinting inside the periodic table poster.

The Discovery

• Tiny lenses hidden in:
  ✔️ The classroom clock (recording audio)
  ✔️ The “Student of the Week” picture frame (zoomed on skirts)
  ✔️ The tissue box on his desk (angled at crotch level)

• Cloud storage revealed 27,000+ videos dating back to 2009

The Chilling Details

• Footage showed him removing cameras before parent-teacher conferences

• He’d tagged files with students’ names and grades (“Emma B – 7th grade – 92 avg”)

• The “Teacher of the Year” plaque was visible in multiple recordings

The Arrest That Shocked the Town

• 37 felony counts of child exploitation

• $1.2 million in crypto traced to overseas buyers

• A hidden ledger ranking girls by “market value”

Where He Is Now

• Serving 42 years in a facility where 60% of inmates are former educators

• His victims (now adults) run a nonprofit for school safety reform

• The classroom is now the school counselor’s office