Former N.J. teacher gets 10 years in prison for upskirt videos

A former South Jersey teacher was sentenced on Friday to 10 years in state prison for secretly recording upskirt videos of his female students, Gloucester County Prosecutor Sean F. Dalton said.

Adam L. Mayr, 39, of Washington Township, had pleaded guilty to official misconduct and invasion of privacy for making the videos while he was an English teacher at Gloucester County Institute of Technology in Deptford. He must serve at least five years of his sentence before he is eligible for parole.

"This is an appropriate sentence for an educator who betrayed the trust of his students and engaged in criminal behavior," Dalton said.

Mayr, who was arrested in March 2015, had been secretly recording the video on school property for about two years.

At least 24 victims were identified, Dalton said. Most were about 14 years old at the time.

Six lawsuits have been filed against Mayr on behalf of victims, Dalton said.

While employed at the school, Mayr also coached the girls' freshman volleyball team and was an assistant coach of the boys' varsity tennis team.